Inspired by Georgia football, the Bulldogs women's soccer kits are unreal

Georgia has always been deeply rooted in tradition, with numerous traditions across campus like the Spike Squad, the "G," The Chapel Bell, The Arch, and Silver Britches. Now, the football team is what made Silver Britches truly a tradition, and the women's soccer team is now choosing to follow suite.

With a reveal yesterday, the women's soccer team finally showed what their 2025 soccer kits will be, and they are debuting their new "Silver Britches" kit, which they will be wearing starting this Thursday, August 14, when they take on No. 8 UCLA at home in Athens at Turner.

The reveal came with the quote "You're either elite or you're not," which is talking about the football program, which the soccer team is giving a nod to with these new kits. These uniforms are inspired by the championship tradition and ways of the Georgia football team, in hopes that they can bring those same ways to the pitch for the women's soccer team.

These kits will include the silver shorts along with the red jerseys, looking just like the Dawgs do on Saturdays when they go out and play for a National Championship each season.

What inspired the "Silver Britches" tradition at Georgia?

The "Silver Britches" tradition dates back decades, when head coach Wally Butts took over the football program in 1939. Butts was the one who came up with the innovation of the silver pants and felt they complemented the red jersey well and made the uniform completely striking on the field.

After the uniforms became a staple, fans began using the term "Silver Britches" in their chants and on banners at games, and the phrase just caught on. In the 1950s, many banners read "Go, You Silver Britches," which of course also became a staple at games.

However, when head coach Vince Dooley came in, he chose to redesign the pants and change the silver pants to white in 1964, but he brought back the silver britches in 1980, which just so happened to be a National Championship-winning season at Georgia, and the pants have been the same ever since.