Notre Dame Football: The Definitive Shamrock Series Uniform Rankings

No. 5:  2011 vs Maryland (Landover, MD)

These uniforms don’t look like anything special, but they played a vital role in the evolution of this series. These were the first unique alternate uniforms that the team wore. In the previous two games, the Irish wore their normal navy uniforms and their common alternate green uniforms.

Those same green uniforms were worn in the 2011 game, but the equipment staff got the chance to experiment with some new-look helmets. They created a wave effect in some brighter gold paint and then added a shamrock decal on each side of the helmet.

The color of the helmet didn’t match the other color accents in the uniform, but I think we can cut them some slack. This was the first display of creativity in this series, and it helped turn the series into what it is today.