Notre Dame is giving its 2026 opener a throwback feel with a new Shamrock Series uniform reveal tied to one of college football’s most iconic stages.
The Fighting Irish will wear the look when they face Wisconsin at Lambeau Field, where they’ll try to keep their perfect series record intact at 12-0. It will be the 13th edition of the Shamrock Series, and the first since 2024.
The design leans into the past. Deep blue pays tribute to the 1920s Acme Packers, while the striping borrows from the modern Green Bay Packers uniform style. Notre Dame players will also have custom cleats made specifically for the game.
Lambeau Field gives the matchup an added layer of novelty. This will be the first Shamrock Series game played there, and only the third college football game ever staged at the venue.
The previous two were St. Norbert vs.
Fordham in 1983 and Wisconsin vs. LSU in 2016.
The site itself carries a Notre Dame connection, too. Lambeau Field was named for Curly Lambeau, a former Notre Dame player who founded the Green Bay Packers in 1919.
The Shamrock Series has been part of Notre Dame’s schedule 12 other times since 2009, with no games in 2017-19, 2021 or 2023. The concept has taken the Irish to places like the Alamodome, Yankee Stadium, Soldier Field and Fenway Park, serving as a home game away from home.
Notre Dame’s history against Wisconsin is also firmly on its side. The Irish lead the all-time series 9-2-6, and the teams last met in 2021, when Notre Dame won 41-13 at Soldier Field in the 10th edition of the Shamrock Series.
The game is set for Sunday, Sept. 6 at 7:30 p.m. ET on NBC and Peacock.
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