Polar Bears

FU vs. USC 1982 was not the first time FU wore all white. I'm shocked a historian of your stature would make such an obvious error and mislead the general public. Vs. Clemson 1979, UNC 1980, Univ of Florida 1981, etc.

Ummm....THANKS! - What I meant to say is that FU's 1st win over a current FBS Team since 1976 (NC State) was wearing All-White in 1982 @ South Carolina.
I apologize for my error. Made for a good story though, huh?

To be 100% accurate, FU did not wear all white @ Clemson in 1979 (as you stated), so the actual 1st time was @ UNC in 1980, then @ Florida in '81...And you omitted the All-White opening game @ NC State in 1982....so the USC upset was the 4th time. Again, my mistake. For even more detail, if I'm not mistaken, the reason FU began wearing All-White for those opening day games vs. 'big' schools in '80-'82 was heat-related. The Paladins were at an extreme depth disadvantage vs. those 'big' schools in those days and it was always 100+ degrees on opening day. I know it was 120 on the field @ UNC....After the @ Clemson loss in 1979 (in purple pants), the Coaches felt, perhaps, anything that could be done to keep the players cooler during those games was worth a try...so, out came the white pants @ UNC in '80. After they 'worked' against USC in '82 (which was in Oct...but still warm), FU always wore All-White on the road until sometime in the late 80's, I believe, when they returned to wearing purple pants on the road occasionally until Coach Bobby Johnson returned and reinstated the All-White on the road 'rule' for some time...perhaps throughout his tenure and into and through Coach Lamb's tenure there. I am not 100% of the post-1982 info though...so please fact check me again....about 52 times, just to be sure