14 PRESEASON 2021 BLUE & GOLD ILLUSTRATED
UNDER THE DOME
THE BIG PICTURE
CHI-TOWN TRIBUTE
Notre Dame's Shamrock Series uniforms for
this year's game versus Wisconsin at Soldier
Field Sept. 25 will resemble its normal home
attire, but with a few Chicago-inspired tweaks.
The sleeves have two gold stripes sandwiched
around a white one, which are a tribute to the
rivers and waterways depicted on the Chicago
flag. The Notre Dame logo is in the middle of
the stripes. The "block slab-serif" number font
represents the City of Broad Shoulders, a nick-
name for Chicago.
The gold helmet is unchanged from Notre
Dame's normal uniforms, but has a Chicago flag
decal in blue and gold on the back. The team
mission statement "graduating champions" is
emblazoned on the back of the jersey collar.
The pants are a brighter, shinier gold than
Notre Dame's regular ones, with two blue
stripes and a white one. They're a nod to the
1924 Notre Dame football team that played
the first game at Soldier Field and later won the
program's first national championship.
Lastly, the gloves have the same gold and
white stripe pattern as the jersey sleeves.
Notre Dame last played at Soldier Field in
2012, a 41-3 win over Miami in that year's
Shamrock Series game. The Irish are 10-0-2 all
time there.
PHOTOS COURTESY NOTRE DAME ATHLETICS
