Buttons by Year
You’ll probably want to peruse the main buttons page, as it is much better organized.
1967-1968 (5)
Brown | BROWN POWER |
Cornell | ABSORB THE RED |
Colgate | HAPPY TOOTH BITES |
Pembroke | PANDA POWER |
URI | JAM THE RAM |
1968-1969 (8)
Columbia | MACE THE LIONS |
Cornell | REAP CORNELL |
Dartmouth | GANG THE GREEN |
Harvard | FLUSH THE JOHNS |
Princeton | GAS THE ESSO B'S |
Penn | PIGG PENN |
Colgate | CREST |
URI | SKEW THE EWE |
1969-1970 (10)
Columbia | GOODBYE COLUMBIA |
Cornell | BEET RED |
Dartmouth | I'M CURIOUS GREEN |
Harvard | 'CLIFFE HANGERS |
Princeton | PUT OUT THE CATS |
Penn | BIC PENN |
Yale | CURB YOUR DOG |
Colgate | MFP |
URI | RAM THE LAMB |
Pembroke | PANDAMONIUM |
1970-1971 (8)
Brown | BITE 'EM BEARS |
Columbia | POWDER BLUE |
Cornell | PASTURIZE CORNELL |
Dartmouth | WHOMP 'EM |
Harvard | PUSEY-LANIMOUS |
Penn | THROW U.P. |
Yale | {Picture of a fire hydrant} |
URI | SHAVE THE WOOLIES |
1971-1972 (9)
Columbia | LAY IT ON THE LION |
Cornell | AGGIE-PUNCTURE |
Dartmouth | POP THE GREENIES |
Harvard | CLOG THE JOHNS |
Princeton | PUSSY-FOOTERS |
Penn | KNOCK U.P. |
Yale | ALTER THE DOG |
Colgate | PASTE 'EM |
URI | FLOCK U. |
1972-1973 (9)
Columbia | DICK THE LION-HEARTED |
Cornell | BEAT THE REAPERS |
Dartmouth | MOW THE GREEN |
Harvard | BOK BIER |
Princeton | FRITZ THE CAT |
Penn | SHOOT UP |
Yale | PENALIZE ELI’S |
Holy Cross | EXORCIZE ’EM |
URI | BUTTON THE MUTTON |
1973-1974 (9)
Columbia | BROWN-OUT COLUMBIA |
Cornell | POUND EZRA |
Dartmouth | SEED THE GREEN |
Harvard | RECYCLE THE CANTABS |
Princeton | KITTY KITTY BANG BANG |
Penn | QUAKER OAFS |
Yale | {A lock with BROWN on it} |
Holy Cross | NAIL 'EM |
URI | SCREW EWE |
1974-1975 (8)
Columbia | PLUCK THE DANDY LIONS |
Cornell | {2 perpendicular ears of corn} |
Dartmouth | GREENSLEAZE |
Harvard | BANG THE DRUM SLOWLY |
Princeton | LICK THE PUSSIES |
Penn | U.P. CHUCK |
Yale | ELI’S COMING |
URI | URI-AH (S)HEEP |
1975-1976 (8)
Columbia | SWALLOW THE PRIDE |
Cornell | CORN(ELL) SHUCKS |
Dartmouth | BANG GANG-GREEN |
Harvard | HARVARD BEATS |
Princeton | CIAO! CIAO! CIAO! |
Penn | BALL . PENN |
Yale | SPAY THE DOG |
Holy Cross | BREAK THEIR RHYTHM |
1976-1977 (9)
Columbia | S.U.N.Y. HARLEM |
Cornell | UDDER DESTRUCTION |
Dartmouth | GREEN AND BEAR IT |
Harvard | MOUNT THE CLIFFIES |
Princeton | SQUEEZE THE ORANGE |
Penn | DRILL QUAKER STATE |
Yale | STRIP THEIR BARK |
Holy Cross | KICK THE HABIT |
URI | CRAMETTE |
1977-1978 (9)
Columbia | SMOKE COLUMBIA |
Cornell | CHEW BIG RED |
Dartmouth | HAND OVER NEW HAMPSHIRE |
Harvard | LAMPOON HARVARD |
Princeton | SQUEEZE THE PUSS |
Penn | PENN DEMONIUM |
Yale | DITCH THE BITCH |
Holy Cross | BEAR THE CROSS |
URI | MUD IN U.R.I. |
1978-1979 (10)
Brown | EVER TRUE TO BROWN |
Columbia | HOOK LION & SINK ’ER |
Cornell | RED DIE (NO. 2) |
Dartmouth | TOSS THE GREENS |
Harvard | BURN THE BRIGIANS |
Princeton | CAT ASS TROPHY |
Penn | BLOW U.P. |
Yale | POUND ’EM |
Holy Cross | ALTAR ’EM |
URI | EWE LOSE |
1979-1980 (9)
Columbia | NO PRIDE |
Cornell | APOCALYPSE COW |
Dartmouth | SHUT D’MOUTH |
Harvard | VERI TAS TY |
Princeton | STOP MEN O’PAWS |
Penn | POISON PENN |
Yale | HUSH THE PUPPIES |
Holy Cross | KNOCK WORCESTER |
URI | LACK OF RAM |
1980-1981 (10)
Bucknell | THE BUCK STOPS HERE |
Columbia | STAND ON LION |
Cornell | GET THE RED OUT |
Dartmouth | BLOW DART |
Harvard | PLUNGE THE JOHNS |
Princeton | BELT THE PUSS |
Penn | PENN MEN SLIP |
Yale | BAG THE DOGGIE |
Holy Cross | EASY LAITY |
URI | SHACKLE RAM |
1981-1982 (10)
Columbia | WEST SIDE GORY |
Cornell | PART THE RED C |
Dartmouth | BELITTLE GREEN MEN |
Harvard | CRIMSON TIED |
Princeton | SUBORDINATE CLAWS |
Penn | POLLY WANTS A QUAKER |
Yale | CURB THE DOGS |
Army | NUKE ARMY |
Holy Cross | MASS DESTRUCTION |
URI | BATTER THE RAMS |
1982-1983 (11)
1983-1984 (10)
Columbia | SHUTTLE COLUMBIA |
Cornell | S'TAMP ON RED |
Dartmouth | IT'S SO EASY BEATING GREEN |
Harvard | HARD ON YARD |
Princeton | KITTY KITTY BANG BANG |
Penn | ERASABLE PENN |
Yale | TIDY THE BOWL |
Holy Cross | MALICE TOWARD NUN |
Penn State | WHAT -- ME WORRY? |
URI | WHAM BAM THANK EWE RAM |
1984-1985 (9)
Columbia | MORNINGSIDE SICKNESS |
Cornell | ITHACA THUCKTH |
Dartmouth | RALLY ON THE GREEN |
Harvard | FIGHT HARVARD FIERCELY |
Princeton | LINES OF TIGERS AND BEARS (OH MY!) |
Penn | PENN IS ENVY |
Yale | YALE LOCKED |
Holy Cross | T.D. ’EM |
URI | EWE? NIX! |
1985-1986 (11)
Brown | BROWN FOREVERMORE |
Columbia | KING OF THE LEAST |
Cornell | THIS CUD’S FOR YOU |
Dartmouth | WASHING DOWN D.C. |
Harvard | COOP d’ETAT |
Princeton | OLD NAUSEA |
Penn | BEARS EAT OATS |
Yale | STRIKE AT YALE |
Holy Cross | LACK OF VIRGIN (HEY!) |
Richmond | HARLOT’S WEB |
URI | RHODE PIZZA |
1986-1987 (10)
Columbia | POP A SMURF |
Cornell | BETTER DEAD THAN RED |
Dartmouth | HUMP D DUMP D |
Harvard | BROWN-BAND IN BOSTON |
Princeton | FELINE MIGNON |
Penn | KNOCK U.P. |
Yale | PUPPY, CIAO! |
Colgate | COLGATE PUMPS |
Holy Cross | GET A PIECE OF THE FROCK |
URI | RAM ALUM: A DING DONG |
1987-1988 (11)
Brown | GO, YOU BEARS! |
Columbia | TENDERLIONS |
Cornell | CORN HELL |
Dartmouth | FOR LORNE GREEN |
Harvard | BOK ITCH [Harvard’s President] |
Princeton | PURR SNATCHERS |
Penn | DO PENN AUNTS |
Yale | BLUE JOB |
Holy Cross | NUN THE LESS |
Lehigh | LE HIGH SCHOOL |
URI | RHODE TO NOWHERE |
1988-1989 (11)
Brown | CRUSH THEM DOWN FOR BRUNO AND FOR BROWN |
Columbia | MANELION IN VAIN |
Cornell | UDDER HELL |
Dartmouth | DARTMOUTH GREEN.. But Their Sheep Experienced! |
Harvard | MOW THE YARD |
Princeton | BEAR DOWN ON THE PUSSIES |
Penn | PENN’S TRIPE SUITS |
Yale | BLUE? BIERED |
Holy Cross | GOT A HANGNAIL? |
Maine | DISMEMBER THE MAINE |
URI | URINULL |
1989-1990 (11)
Brown | BRUNO: NUMERO UNO! |
Columbia | LION DOWN |
Cornell | RED MEAT |
Dartmouth | SMOKE GREEN |
Harvard | BROWN THE CRIMSON |
Princeton | PRINSTUNNED |
Penn | SCHUYL KILL |
Yale | MOON BLUE |
Colgate | PASTE COLGATE |
Holy Cross | ROCK AROUND THE FROCK |
URI | CHOP LAMB |
1990-1991 (11)
Brown | BRUISE 'EM BRUINS |
Columbia | IF I'M LION I'M DYIN' |
Cornell | RED RED WHINE |
Dartmouth | EAT YOUR GREENS |
Harvard | CRIMSON MISDEMEANORS |
Princeton | TIGRIS YOU FRAIDES |
Penn | BEAT PEN’N STATE |
Yale | BLUE CHUNKS |
Fordham | FORDHAM? |
Holy Cross | ON YOUR KNEES |
URI | RAMSES: ONE SIZE FITS SMALL |
1991-1992 (11)
Brown | BOW DOWN TO BROWN |
Columbia | PUNTS DE LION |
Cornell | NO MORE SHEEP SHOTS |
Dartmouth | GREEN PIECES |
Harvard | KNEEL RUDENSTINE [Harvard’s President] |
Princeton | ORANGE YOU GLAD YOU GO TO BROWN? |
Penn | UNI BALL PENN |
Yale | AHH, NEW HAVEN |
Holy Cross | REPEL THE INFIDELS |
Marshall | L [in script font, Laverne = Penny Marhshall] |
URI | SILENCE OF THE RAMS |
1992-1993 (11)
Brown | THE BEAR IS BACK |
Bucknell | THE BUCK STOPS HERE |
Columbia | LION IS A SIN |
Cornell | PART THE RED C |
Dartmouth | GREEN DREGS AND LAMB |
Harvard | HARVARD SQUARES |
Princeton | FIX THE CATS |
Penn | STAKE PHILLY |
Yale | EAT SCHMIDT AND DIE [Schmidt was Yale’s President] |
Lehigh | O LITTLE TEAM FROM BETHLEHEM |
William and Mary | DIE ’ə TRIBE |
1993-1994 (11)
Brown | GREGORIAN CHAMPS |
Bucknell | BUCK KNEEL |
Columbia | HUDSON SORE |
Cornell | RED RUM RED RUM [as read in a mirror] |
Dartmouth | MUTT’N RUNNY |
Harvard | HAARDVARK |
Princeton | SHOW US YOU’RE A TIGER |
Penn | QUAKER OAFS |
Yale | NO SCHMIDT |
Lehigh | LITTLE ENGINEER THAT COULDN’T |
URI | RAM SHACKLED |
1994-1995 (11)
Brown | MIRACLE WHIPPLE |
Columbia | BRUNO’S MANE COURSE |
Cornell | ITHACA COW LEDGE |
Dartmouth | WHO's AFRAID OF THE BIG GREEN SHEEP? |
Harvard | HARVARD SHARDS |
Princeton | MEOW NIX |
Penn | STATE PENN |
Yale | LITTLE BOYS BLUE |
Colgate | DEAD RAIDERS |
Holy Cross | HOLY CROSS, BATMAN! |
URI | BRUNO HAD A LITTLE RAM |
1995-1996 (11)
Brown | BROWN BEAR, WE HEAR YOU GROWLING |
Columbia | WEST SIDE GORY |
Cornell | 9.8 m/s 2 [Speed at which things fall into the gorge] |
Dartmouth | SHEEP THRILLS |
Harvard | GO YALE |
Princeton | BUT DADDY, I WANNA WIN |
Penn | QUAKER? I HARDLY KNOW 'ER! |
Yale | DOGGIE BAGGED |
Colgate | PASTE MAKES WASTE |
Holy Cross | GET THEE TO A NUNNERY |
URI | RHODE KILL |
1996-1997 (11)
Brown | VAN WICKLE GREATS |
Columbia | DAM DA LIONS |
Cornell | CLIFF HANGERS |
Dartmouth | WHAT’S THE CURE FOR A HANOVER? |
Harvard | CRIMSON DIED |
Princeton | CAT ’N TONIC |
Penn | POOR RICHARD’S ACADEMIA |
Yale | ELI MINATE YALE |
Colgate | BRUSH ASIDE COLGATE |
Fordham | RUMBLE IN THE BRONX |
URI | RAM LITTLE RHODY |
1997-1998 (11)
Brown | BEAR FLAIR |
Columbia | ¿DÓNDE ESTÁ JUAN VALDEZ? |
Cornell | HERE'S MY LUGGAGE |
Dartmouth | FUN WITH FLEECE |
Harvard | GATES UNIVERSITY |
Princeton | THERE'S NO PLACE AT HOME |
Penn | U.P. YOURS |
Yale | PUP SMEAR |
Fordham | HAVE YOU DRIVEN A FORD LATELY? |
Lafayette | LAFAYETTE, WE ARE HERE! |
URI | I M U |
1998-1999 (11)
Brown | GETIN' JIG-GEE WITH IT |
Columbia | CHUCK FULL OF NUTS |
Cornell | CREAM CORN |
Dartmouth | HANOVER THE SHEEP |
Harvard | R |
Princeton | LOOK! DADDY BOUGHT A NEW STADIUM |
Penn | U PENN WE PENCIL |
Yale | NEW HAVEN OLD DUMP |
Fordham | GMC BACON |
Lafayette | THIS SPACE FOR RENT |
URI | URI N' TROUBLE |
1999-2000 (11)
Brown | Divine Providence |
Columbia | Lions are clobbered by bears! Oh my! |
Cornell | www.motel6.edu |
Dartmouth | Co-Ed |
Harvard | Harvard is run by Radcliffe |
Princeton | Daddy, my knees hurt! |
Penn | Spankin’ Franklin |
Yale | Skull and boneheads |
Fordham | For dumb students |
Lafayette | Who the L are U? |
URI | Insufficient ram |
2000-2001 (12)
Brown | SHEILA, PRINCESS OF POWER |
Columbia | 116th AND DAMN! [Columbia is located at 116th and AmsterDAMN] |
Cornell | C is for Cornell, it’s Good Enough for U |
Dartmouth | BETA ETA SHEEP |
Harvard | HARVARD MARRED |
Hockey | BRUNO PUCKED YOUR MOM LAST NIGHT |
Princeton | NUDEr THE CATS |
Penn | PENN IS ENVY |
Yale | DOG IS DEAD |
Fordham | FORgetabouDHAM |
URI | URIPTAFART |
San Diego | DUDE! |
2001-2002 (11)
Brown | Dr. Ruth Can Help You |
Columbia | New York Shitty [this was never handed out] |
Cornell | Ask Me About Free Parachutes |
Dartmouth | Duck Fartmouth |
Harvard | Big Drum Small Stick |
Princeton | Tiger, the Totally White Meat |
Penn | Franklin my Dear, I don’t give a Damn |
Yale | Is Our Children Learning? |
Fordham | Convert This! |
URI | URIne for a treat |
San Diego | Bruno’s Excellent Adventure |
2002-2003 (11)
Brown | SPECIAL BROWNIES |
Columbia | LIONS OF COKE |
Cornell | STUDENTS CHECK IN, THEY DON’T CHECK OUT |
Dartmouth | FLOCK STRAP |
Harvard | I Received HONORS for WEARING This Button |
Princeton | DADDY, MY {donkey} HURTS |
Penn | BROTHERLY SHOVE IT |
Towson | Got Crabs? |
Yale | Handsome Dan LICKS HIMSELF |
Fordham | WE COVET YOUR NEIGHBORS’ WIVES |
URI | WE’RE VOTING YOU OFF THE ISLAND |
2003-2004 (11)
2004-2005 (12)
Brown | Reserving the Right to Arm Bears |
Columbia | Smack Daddies |
Cornell | Fall a Little Longer with Big Red |
Dartmouth | Beer: It’s What’s For Breakfast |
Harvard | Poupon U |
Hockey | Puck ‘er? I hardly know ‘er! |
Princeton | Metuchen U |
Penn | Hippie Eye for the Quaker Guy |
Yale | Keeping the “White” in the White House |
UAlbany | Grate the Danes |
Fordham | God Called--He Said, Thou Sucketh |
URI | URIne Love |
2005-2006 (11)
Brown | If It Ain’t Pem-broke [word is broken in half], Don’t Fix It |
Columbia | Hold On, I’m CUMB-ing |
Cornell | The Big Red Roof Inn |
Dartmouth | Ewe Shook Me All Night Long |
Harvard | Veritas Your Salad |
Princeton | The University Formerly Known as Prince ton |
Penn | Tiny Penn Is {Picture of Yoda} |
Yale | Smoke the Yale Bowl |
Fordham | Bronxitis |
Georgetown | JesuWHAT? |
URI | Rhode Head |
2006-2007 (11)
Brown | {Blank brown button} |
Columbia | Thank You! |
Cornell | Go Clarkson! |
Dartmouth | Internal Bleating |
Harvard | Here’s a silver spoon... |
Princeton | Halloween called: it wants its colors back. |
Penn | SUCK MY BIC |
Yale | Grade Inflation: No Child Left Behind |
Georgetown | Ask Us About Free Condoms |
Holy Cross | Holy Crap |
URI | Hi neighbor, have a ‘Gansett? |
2007-2008 (12)
2008-2009 (11)
2009-2010 (11)
2010-2011 (11)
Brown | Sex/No Commitment |
Columbia | If I only had the nerve. |
Cornell | If it’s big and red, it’s probably infected. |
Dartmouth | Est. 1769 |
Harvard | Sponsored by Tampax |
Princeton | I thought WASPs were yellow and black! |
Penn | {Picture of a bag with a superimposed D} |
Yale | Why did I choose Yale? |
Holy Cross | Resurrectile Dysfunction |
Stony Brook | Gurgle Woof Gurgle |
URI | U of and Providence Plantations |
2011-2012 (12)
2012-2013 (11)
Brown | Pax Brunonia |
Columbia | Give The Ball To Brown |
Cornell | Ballin’ Like Stalin {picture of Stalin} |
Dartmouth | Girl Look at that Baaaady |
Harvard | $69 Billion Left and Harvard Still Sucks |
Princeton | Please Select Your Race: []White []Caucasian []European |
Penn | My dad went to Penn and all I got was this acceptance letter. |
Yale | So Governor Bush I Did! |
Georgetown | Hoya Suxa |
Holy Cross | Abstinence: Works 99.999% of the time |
URI | What What in the Butt |
2013-2014 (12)
2014-2015 (12)
2015-2016 (12)
Brown | "Ivy League Champions of Fun" |
Hockey | I Went to a Fight and a Hockey Game Broke Out |
Columbia | Where? |
Cornell | Big Red What? |
Dartmouth | Life's Hard When Your Liquor Isn't |
Harvard | Crimson Chins |
Holy Cross | We're also waiting for a second coming. |
Princeton | Plaid Pattern |
Penn | Penn Island |
Yale | Go Directly to Yale |
Bryant | You Can Have Perkins Back |
URI | U R Pumpernickel |
2016-2017 (12)
Brown | Everclear to Bowrn |
Hockey | Hello My Name is Sandwich Girl |
Columbia | {Building} |
Cornell | Taking the Culture out of Agriculture |
Dartmouth | Alcohol May Impair Judgement |
Harvard | Legally Bland |
Princeton | Everything Is Legal in New Jersey (except pumping your own gas) |
Penn | Wharton Hears a Who |
Yale | Who Likes Their Belly Rubs? |
Bryant | Your Mascot Likes It Slobbery |
Stetson | Hatters Gonna Hat |
URI | UTI |
2017-2018 (12)
2018-2019 (12)
Brown | We take marching band S/NC |
Hockey | IT’S HOCKEY O’ CLOCKY! |
Columbia | Concrete jungle where dreams go to die |
Cornell | Ithicca |
Dartmouth | Four legs good, two legs baaaad... |
Harvard | UMass Cambridge |
Princeton | My father will hear about this {Draco Malfoy} |
Penn | Alternative fact: Penn is a great university |
Yale | Yale {Pit Bull} |
Cal Poly | FR E SH A VACA DO |
Georgetown | {rock from adventure time} |
URI | [redacted] |