LAS VEGAS — The San Francisco 49ers will be wearing white jerseys in Super Bowl LVIII against the Kansas City Chiefs at Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas.
In the Super Bowl, one team wears a white road jersey the other team wears its home colors. This year, the 49ers will don a white road jersey and the Chiefs will be dressed in home red uniforms. The teams are wearing the same colors that they wore when they met in 2020 at Super Bowl LIV in Miami.
The NFL announced the decision Tuesday, saying the Chiefs are the home team for the game and got to choose what jersey to wear.
The San Francisco 49ers posted on X, formerly Twitter, showing Christian McCaffrey's #23 jersey, revealing the Niners will be wearing white in Super Bowl 58. Another video posted on X showed the jerseys being made with the Super Bowl logo sewn onto the left side of the jersey. The Kansas City Chiefs also posted on X showing Patrick Mahomes' #15 jersey with the patches freshly sewn.
The 49ers have been in seven Super Bowls so far with a 5-2 record. The team has worn white in three appearances so far with the game against the Chiefs making it their fourth Super Bowl appearance in white jerseys.
Here's a breakdown of what color the 49ers wore in each Super Bowl appearance and the results. They are 2-1 wearing white.
Here's how the 49ers have done in past Super Bowls
1982 | Super Bowl 16: 49ers 26, Bengals 21
- The 49ers wore white in a win over the Cincinnati Bengals.
1985 | Super Bowl 19: 49ers 38, Dolphins 16
- The 49ers wore red in a win over the Miami Dolphins.
1989 | Super Bowl 23: 49ers 20, Bengals 16
- The 49ers wore red in a win over the Cincinnati Bengals.
1990 | Super Bowl 24: 49ers 55, Broncos 10
- The 49ers wore white in a win over the Denver Broncos.
1995 | Super Bowl 29: 49ers 49, Chargers 26
- The 49ers wore red in a win against the San Diego Chargers.
2013 | Super Bowl 47: 49ers 31, Ravens 34
- The 49ers wore red in a loss against the Baltimore Ravens.
2020 | Super Bowl 54: 49ers 20, Chiefs 31
- The 49ers wore white in a loss against the Kansas City Chiefs.
While the color of the jersey hasn't made a notable impact on whether the 49ers win or lose, the Niners are hoping to turn around their loss to the Chiefs in Super Bowl LIV and come out four years later with a win in white jerseys.
The Chiefs are 2-1 wearing red in the Super Bowl. They won with red in Super Bowl IV and LIV but lost wearing it in Super Bowl LV.
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