Study: Most ranked teams get a +3 point swing when wearing alternate uniforms

Impact of College Uniforms Topic of Recent Research Project

A professor and students in Samford University's Howard College of Arts & Sciences recently concluded a study about the motivational impact of modern uniforms in college football called The College Football Uniform Study (CFUS).

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Stokes said the goal of the study was to investigate whether external factors such as modern uniforms effect outcomes of games and to understand the trends in the outcomes. They also conducted a twitter-based study to measure the top 100 recruits' interest in the alternate uniforms study.

Using the data, Stokes and the students discovered that when SEC teams use alternate uniforms they have about a 6-point disadvantage compared with when they wear traditional uniforms. But non-SEC Top 25 teams have about a field goal advantage in the alternates.

Very interesting stuff. Goes to show that there are psychological benefits towards wearing special uniforms during the season.