Florida Gators Football Uniforms
Florida's Nike Pro Combat Uniform was unveiled in November 2009
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Courtesy UF Athletics: On Saturday, Nov. 28, the University of Florida football team will take the field wearing
the Nike Pro Combat uniform, a new system of dress and the lightest football uniform Nike has ever created.
The new materials and fabrication elements will be incorporated into the Gators' future uniforms, whose
designs will reflect the more traditional, current uniform appearance.
Nike designed the Nike Pro Combat uniform to address the evolution of the game: Today's players are
stronger and faster and the collisions are more violent and explosive than ever before. Nike also worked with
UF coaches and administrators to bring inspiration to the Nike Pro Combat uniforms that the team wore on
Nov. 21, 2009 for the first time.
Additional Florida Gators Uniform Highlights:
- The Nike Pro Combat Uniform is 37% lighter than previous ones.
- Because of the uniform's ability to expel sweat, this UF gear is 46% lighter that previous designs
when wet.
- The Gators’ team motto “PRIDE” is embroidered on the inner collar of the jersey and on the cuff of the
Nike Vapor Trail 2.0 gloves. The word “PRIDE” is printed on a plaque hanging in the Gators’ locker
room in Gainesville, Fla., that players touch before each game. The plaque is taken down and travels
with the team to every away game.
- A clean letter “F” replaces the “Gators” script on the helmet, while clean lines run throughout the
uniform.
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