The second half of Saturday’s Harvard–Yale game has been delayed after a number of spectators rushed the field to stage a climate-change protest.
After the game went to halftime around 1:40 p.m. ET with the Crimson leading 15-3, students from both schools occupied midfield after the Yale band had finished performing.
Some held banners asking their colleges to act on climate change and Puerto Rican debt relief, including one sign that read, “Nobody wins. Yale & Harvard are complicit in climate injustice.”
“Hey hey, ho ho, fossil fuels have got to go,” some protesters chanted.
Players were stretching and warming up when spectators first came on to the field. The players returned to the locker room as hundreds more people streamed onto the field.
Police officers were seen escorting some protesters away.
Saturday was the 136th edition of The Game between Harvard and Yale. The Bulldogs would clinch an Ivy League title with a win.