Notre Dame is taking a familiar idea and giving it a very Lambeau Field feel for its season opener against Wisconsin.
The Irish unveiled their Shamrock Series uniforms for the Sept. 6 matchup, and the look leans hard into Green Bay history. Notre Dame is calling the color “deep blue,” and the jersey brings in Packer-inspired stripes, gold accents and rare name plates for a game at one of the NFL’s most iconic venues.
Those name plates stand out immediately. Notre Dame usually saves names on the back of jerseys for postseason games, something fans saw during the 2024 College Football Playoffs. For this special edition, the Irish are making that a marquee-level feature.
The sleeve design is another clear nod to the Packers. Instead of the plain traditional home-blue look with only the “ND” logo, these jerseys feature two gold stripes on the sleeves as a tribute to Green Bay. The homage continues in the color itself, which Notre Dame says is meant to reflect the jerseys worn by the 1920s ACME Packers.
There are more details packed into the uniform. Eleven shamrocks appear on the back of the neckline, representing the 12 national titles Notre Dame has won. The front numbers were also built around a specific historical reference.
“The numbers were inspired by the legendary Paul Hornung era and a nod to the Irish Heisman winner who became a Packers icon,” Notre Dame stated in their release of the Shamrock Series uniforms.
The numbers have a sharp block shape, and the custom mesh texture is patterned into the silhouette of the Packers’ “Oval-G” logo. An American flag sits on the front left shoulder and is tied to the country’s 250th anniversary.
Gold shows up throughout the uniform, but the helmets remain unchanged. That keeps one of Notre Dame’s most recognizable elements intact, even as the rest of the look gets a heavy special-edition makeover.
Notre Dame and Wisconsin will meet at Lambeau Field on September 6. The game will air on NBC, with kickoff set for 7:30 p.m. It is one of several primetime games the Irish will play during the 2026 season.
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