A History of the Super Bowl Gatorade Pours to Better Your Betting Odds This Year

The tradition of dousing the Super Bowl's winning coach in Gatorade dates back to the mid-1980s: see some of the messy moments!

Victory really is sweet at the Super Bowl.

For many years in recent memory, the game has often ended with players from the winning team dousing their coach in Gatorade. According to Sports Illustrated, the tradition began in the mid-1980s — but the exact year depends on who you ask.

And like all things Super Bowl related, predicting which color comes out of the cooler when the messy moment happens is something worth betting on. To help better your odds at the next big game, look back on two decades' worth of Gatorade pours — and see which color has seemingly been most popular in recent history.

2024 Super Bowl: Purple Gatorade

Just like the year prior, the Kansas City Chiefs doused Andy Reid in royal purple after their 2024 overtime victory against the San Francisco 49ers in Las Vegas.

2023 Super Bowl: Purple Gatorade

In a break from the norm, the Kansas City Chiefs hit coach Andy Reid with purple Gatorade following their win over the Philadelphia Eagles in Glendale, Arizona.

2022 Super Bowl: Blue Gatorade

In a color appropriate for the team, the Los Angeles Rams showered coach Sean McVay in blue following their win over the Cincinnati Bengals in Inglewood, California.

2021 Super Bowl: Blue Gatorade

Tampa Bay Buccaneers head coach Bruce Arians was doused in blue after the team's win over the Kansas City Chiefs in Tampa Bay, Florida.

2020 Super Bowl: Orange Gatorade

Kansas City Chiefs head coach Andy Reid was covered in orange after defeating the San Francisco 49ers in Miami.

2019 Super Bowl: Blue Gatorade

New England Patriots players gave head coach Bill Belichick a blue Gatorade shower after defeating the Los Angeles Rams in Atlanta.

2016 Super Bowl: Orange Gatorade

The Gatorade matched the hats when the Denver Broncos poured orange drink on head coach Gary Kubiak following their win over the Carolina Panthers in Santa Clara, California.

2015 Super Bowl: Blue Gatorade

It was Patriots blue again for head coach Bill Belichick after a win over the Seattle Seahawks in Arizona.

2014 Super Bowl: Orange Gatorade

Orange you glad you weren't in the way when head coach Pete Carroll was covered by the champion Seattle Seahawks (who beat the Denver Broncos) in New Jersey?

2011 Super Bowl: Orange Gatorade

It was almost a Packers-appropriate color for Green Bay Packers head coach Mike McCarthy at Super Bowl XLV against the Pittsburgh Steelers in Texas.

2010 Super Bowl: Orange Gatorade

Noticing a trend? The New Orleans Saints opted for orange when celebrating their victory against the Indianapolis Colts with head coach Sean Payton in Miami.

2009 Super Bowl: Yellow Gatorade

Black and yellow! The Pittsburgh Steelers used a signature hue for their Super Bowl XLIII tradition with coach Mike Tomlin in Tampa after beating the Arizona Cardinals.

2008 Super Bowl: Clear Gatorade

Coach Tom Coughlin was clearly cold when the New York Giants poured clear Gaotrade on him in Arizona following their win against the New England Patriots.

2006 Super Bowl: Clear Gatorade

Two in three years! Pittsburgh Steelers coach Bill Cowher also avoided a stain when his team poured one out in Detroit after besting the Seattle Seahawks.

2001 Super Bowl: Yellow Gatorade

More like Brrrrr-ian Billick! The Baltimore Ravens coach was also doused in yellow in Tampa after defeating the New York Giants in Super Bowl XXXV.

1995 Super Bowl: Clear Gatorade

After Super Bowl XXIX against the San Diego Chargers in Miami, San Francisco 49ers coach George Seifert got the clear Gatorade treatment.

1987 Super Bowl: Orange Gatorade

In one of the very first ceremonial Gatorade pours, New York Giants coach Bill Parcells was covered in orange after besting the Denver Broncos in Super Bowl XXI in Pasadena, California.

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