Outback Bowl '11: Penn State to wear home uniforms

(Photo: PSU/Tony Mancuso)

Maybe you knew this, maybe not. But in case you're wondering, Penn State will wear its home blue and white uniforms for tomorrow's Outback Bowl.

Florida will be debuting a not-very-fancy NIKE Pro Combat uniform, which is really no different than an all-white version they have worn in the past.

Penn State has done an incredible job winning bowl games under Joe Paterno. So good, in fact, that it really doesn't matter what uniform Penn State wears. The Nittany Lions will probably win, regardless.

Through my impeccable researching skills, I've dug up which uniform Penn State has worn in every bowl appearance since beginning Big Ten football play in 1993.

Bowl	PSU Uniform	Result
2010 Captial One	Home/Blue	Won
2009 Rose	Away/White	Lost
2007 Alamo	Away/White	Won
2007 Outback	Home/Blue	Won
2006 Orange	Away/White	Won
2003 Capital one	Home/Blue	Lost
1999 Alamo	Away/White	Won
1999 Outback	Home/Blue	Won
1998 Citrus	Away/White	Lost
1997 Fiesta	Home/Blue	Won
1996 Outback	Away/White	Won
1995 Rose	Away/White	Won
1994 Citrus	Away/White	Won

So, if you want to think it means something that two of three losses came while wearing the away white uniforms, go right ahead. But considering Penn State has a 0.770 winning percentage in the last 13 bowl games, the Nittany Lions could wear anything they want.

Except white shoes.

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