Ivy League colleges have a lot of old, weird traditions. The “Saybrook Strip” is one of them.

The custom calls for Yale students to strip off their clothes, to varying degrees, between the third and fourth quarter of football games. In the 133rd playing of “The Game” Saturday at Harvard, the strip got perhaps a little out of hand.

According to those at the game, about a dozen Yale students got completely naked and stood on the front-row wall of Harvard Stadium. The naked Ivy League butts reportedly delayed the start of the fourth quarter.

Several Yale students have removed all their clothing at the Harvard/Yale game. Police intervention is in progress. pic.twitter.com/sG8Hi3d24E — Jessica Noglows (@nojessicaglows) November 19, 2016

Update from The Game. Six of the Yale students are completely nude. pic.twitter.com/6e4jpYVgDr — Dustin Weghorst (@dweghorst) November 19, 2016

Your daily dose of idiot courtesy of Yale University: pic.twitter.com/4rMdMKWSEy — Maddi ↟ (@suga_maddi) November 19, 2016

Naked fans cheer during the game between the Yale Bulldogs and the Harvard Crimson at Harvard Stadium on November 19, 2016. (Photo by Adam Glanzman/Getty Images) —Adam Glanzman / Getty Images

Whatever the merits of the tradition, Yale’s football did win Saturday’s game—breaking a streak of nine straight Harvard victories in the annual rivalry matchup. At the end of the field, Yale students rushed the field in celebration.


Fortunately, they appeared to stay clothed.

Final play. Fans rush field. Yale 21, Harvard 14. pic.twitter.com/yf1N2ed8lz — Chip Malafronte (@ChipMalafronte) November 19, 2016