Dressing the Notre Dame football team in green jerseys instead of blue is nothing really new . . . it has been done many times through the years by various Irish coaches. None was more cunning in the use of green jerseys, though, than Coach Rockne when Notre Dame met Navy (which also wore blue) in 1927. He dressed his reserves in green and sent them out as starters. The starting unit, meanwhile, sat on the bench, dressed (disguised?) in blue. Rockne waited until Navy scored its first touchdown, just five minutes into the game, and then summoned his starters from the sideline. Together they stripped off their blue jerseys, revealing green jerseys underneath. Then they marched onto the field to face the bewildered Midshipmen. From that moment on, the day went exactly as Rockne had hoped: Notre Dame rallied to win the game, 19-6.




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