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Northwest Nazarene University Athletics

Mayors' Cup History

The oldest collegiate rivalry in the state of Idaho is between Northwest Nazarene and The College of Idaho in men's basketball, dating back to the 1933-34 season and spanning 220 games over the 92 years.

Now known as the United Heritage Mayors' Cup, College of Idaho holds a 134-86 (.609) advantage in the all-time rivalry. During the history, only five seasons have seen no games played between the Nighthawks and Yotes - 1935-36, 1939-40, 2002-03, 2003-04, and the COVID-shortened 2020-21 season. Also of note, in the past College of Idaho was known as 'Albertson College' from 1991-2007, and the Nighthawks went by the nickname 'Crusaders' prior to 2017. The schools split the most recent 2025 edition, with the Yotes leading from start to finish in a 75-64 victory on Nov. 12 in Caldwell and the Nighthawks scoring 57 second-half points to run away with a 91-74 win on Nov. 18 in Nampa. 

See below for facts and figures of the rivalry as well as a full game-by-game history!
 

By The Numbers

Category Games College of Idaho Win % Northwest Nazarene Win %
Overall 220 134 0.609 86 0.391
In Nampa 103 45 0.437 58 0.563
In Caldwell 101 77 0.762 24 0.238
Neutral 16 12 0.750 4 0.250
Counting for C of I* 206 128 0.621 78 0.379
Counting for NNU* 199 120 0.603 79 0.397
Exhibition for Both 4 3 0.750 1 0.250
Single Overtime 5 1 0.200 4 0.800
Double Overtime 4 2 0.500 2 0.500
Any Overtime 9 3 0.333 6 0.667
Before NNU was DII 181 113 0.624 68 0.376
With NNU as DII 39 21 0.538 18 0.462
1930s 9 6 0.667 3 0.333
1940s 19 11 0.579 8 0.421
1950s 25 20 0.800 5 0.200
1960s 30 19 0.633 11 0.367
1970s 29 11 0.379 18 0.621
1980s 35 26 0.743 9 0.257
1990s 31 18 0.581 13 0.419
2000s 12 8 0.667 5 0.333
2010s 20 9 0.450 11 0.550
2020s 10 6 0.600 4 0.400
November 38 22 0.579 16 0.421
December 62 32 0.516 30 0.484
January 62 41 0.661 21 0.339
February 50 32 0.640 18 0.360
March 4 3 0.750 1 0.250

Current Streak: Northwest Nazarene W1
Longest College of Idaho Win Streak: Nine Games from 1/19/52 to 12/8/55
Longest Northwest Nazarene Win Streak: Seven Games from 12/8/09 to 12/4/12
Largest College of Idaho Win: 46 Points - C of I 94, NNU 48 in Caldwell on 1/26/88
Largest Northwest Nazarene Win: 34 Points - NNU 89, C of I 55 in Nampa on 1/8/99
Total Points: College of Idaho 15,186, Northwest Nazarene 14,661
Average Score: College of Idaho 69.0, Northwest Nazarene 66.6
Most Points in a Game: 125 by College of Idaho (125-117 2OT win on 2/19/85 in Nampa)

*Counting means the total games that were not exhibitions for the indicated team, counting towards the team's official all-time record. Since NNU moved to Division II in 2001-02, the majority of the games have been exhibitions for the road team in the matchup, as well as most of the games in the Idaho Center not counting for either team.
 

Game-by-Game History

Date Location Winning Team W Score L Score Losing Team Notes
1933-34 Caldwell College of Idaho 23 16 Northwest Nazarene
1934-35 Caldwell College of Idaho 37 32 Northwest Nazarene
1934-35 Nampa College of Idaho 56 37 Northwest Nazarene
1934-35 Nampa College of Idaho 41 21 Northwest Nazarene
12/4/36 Nampa Northwest Nazarene 38 29 College of Idaho
2/16/37 Caldwell College of Idaho 37 34 Northwest Nazarene
12/8/37 Nampa Northwest Nazarene 38 35 College of Idaho
12/14/37 Caldwell College of Idaho 60 47 Northwest Nazarene
12/12/38 Nampa Northwest Nazarene 26 24 College of Idaho
12/14/40 Nampa Northwest Nazarene 58 44 College of Idaho
12/10/41 Nampa Northwest Nazarene 38 32 College of Idaho
12/13/41 Caldwell College of Idaho 50 47 Northwest Nazarene
1/15/43 Nampa College of Idaho 34 25 Northwest Nazarene
1/16/43 Nampa Northwest Nazarene 43 34 College of Idaho
2/26/43 Caldwell College of Idaho 60 57 Northwest Nazarene
2/27/43 Caldwell Northwest Nazarene 46 41 College of Idaho
1/21/44 Caldwell College of Idaho 43 24 Northwest Nazarene
2/4/44 Nampa College of Idaho 40 32 Northwest Nazarene
2/2/45 Nampa Northwest Nazarene 25 13 College of Idaho
2/16/45 Caldwell College of Idaho 32 29 Northwest Nazarene
12/4/46 Caldwell College of Idaho 40 37 Northwest Nazarene
1/28/47 Caldwell College of Idaho 56 47 Northwest Nazarene
12/19/47 Nampa College of Idaho 71 38 Northwest Nazarene
1/27/48 Caldwell College of Idaho 44 38 Northwest Nazarene
12/3/48 Nampa Northwest Nazarene 54 36 College of Idaho
1/25/49 Caldwell College of Idaho 54 38 Northwest Nazarene
12/3/49 Nampa Northwest Nazarene 38 31 College of Idaho
12/13/49 Caldwell Northwest Nazarene 56 47 College of Idaho
1/13/50 Nampa College of Idaho 57 51 Northwest Nazarene
1/14/50 Caldwell College of Idaho 60 51 Northwest Nazarene
1/26/51 Caldwell College of Idaho 78 72 Northwest Nazarene
1/30/51 Nampa College of Idaho 53 46 Northwest Nazarene
12/14/51 Nampa Northwest Nazarene 66 51 College of Idaho
1/19/52 Caldwell College of Idaho 58 38 Northwest Nazarene
2/2/52 Nampa College of Idaho 67 52 Northwest Nazarene
1/23/53 Caldwell College of Idaho 67 46 Northwest Nazarene
1/24/53 Nampa College of Idaho 81 65 Northwest Nazarene
12/8/53 Caldwell College of Idaho 86 54 Northwest Nazarene
2/15/54 Nampa College of Idaho 93 81 Northwest Nazarene
12/14/54 Nampa College of Idaho 72 70 Northwest Nazarene
12/6/55 Nampa College of Idaho 70 63 Northwest Nazarene
12/8/55 Caldwell College of Idaho 64 63 Northwest Nazarene
1/7/57 Nampa Northwest Nazarene 81 69 College of Idaho
1/26/57 Caldwell College of Idaho 44 42 Northwest Nazarene
12/6/57 Nampa College of Idaho 58 52 Northwest Nazarene
1/24/58 Caldwell Northwest Nazarene 81 52 College of Idaho
2/28/58 Nampa College of Idaho 68 58 Northwest Nazarene
3/4/58 Nampa College of Idaho 65 64 Northwest Nazarene Postseason
12/12/58 Caldwell College of Idaho 66 59 Northwest Nazarene
1/24/59 Nampa Northwest Nazarene 79 76 College of Idaho
2/27/59 Caldwell College of Idaho 50 49 Northwest Nazarene
12/4/59 Caldwell College of Idaho 57 54 Northwest Nazarene
12/5/59 Nampa Northwest Nazarene 66 60 College of Idaho
1/22/60 Caldwell College of Idaho 57 44 Northwest Nazarene
1/23/60 Nampa Northwest Nazarene 65 58 College of Idaho
3/1/60 Caldwell College of Idaho 65 58 Northwest Nazarene Postseason
12/6/60 Caldwell College of Idaho 67 60 Northwest Nazarene
1/10/61 Nampa College of Idaho 91 73 Northwest Nazarene
1/20/61 Nampa College of Idaho 73 67 Northwest Nazarene
12/1/61 Caldwell College of Idaho 79 68 Northwest Nazarene
1/20/62 Nampa College of Idaho 65 53 Northwest Nazarene
1/3/62 Nampa Northwest Nazarene 83 54 College of Idaho
1/19/63 Caldwell Northwest Nazarene 74 68 College of Idaho
12/5/63 Nampa College of Idaho 60 57 Northwest Nazarene
12/17/63 Caldwell Northwest Nazarene 79 76 College of Idaho
1/18/64 Caldwell College of Idaho 101 66 Northwest Nazarene
2/29/64 Caldwell College of Idaho 85 73 Northwest Nazarene
1/16/65 Nampa College of Idaho 81 72 Northwest Nazarene
1/28/65 Nampa Northwest Nazarene 96 93 College of Idaho Overtime
1/29/65 Caldwell College of Idaho 85 76 Northwest Nazarene
12/10/65 Caldwell College of Idaho 101 86 Northwest Nazarene
1/4/66 Caldwell College of Idaho 97 91 Northwest Nazarene
2/24/66 Caldwell College of Idaho 67 54 Northwest Nazarene
2/25/66 Nampa College of Idaho 90 78 Northwest Nazarene
1/3/67 Nampa College of Idaho 61 60 Northwest Nazarene
1/19/67 Caldwell Northwest Nazarene 64 58 College of Idaho
2/11/67 Nampa College of Idaho 71 70 Northwest Nazarene Overtime
12/9/67 Caldwell Northwest Nazarene 69 65 College of Idaho
1/23/68 Nampa Northwest Nazarene 79 75 College of Idaho
2/1/68 Caldwell College of Idaho 76 69 Northwest Nazarene
12/6/68 Caldwell Northwest Nazarene 78 64 College of Idaho
1/28/69 Caldwell Northwest Nazarene 84 75 College of Idaho
2/25/69 Nampa Northwest Nazarene 62 53 College of Idaho
1/6/70 Caldwell Northwest Nazarene 71 67 College of Idaho
1/30/70 Caldwell College of Idaho 70 69 Northwest Nazarene
2/24/70 Nampa Northwest Nazarene 75 74 College of Idaho
12/29/70 Nampa College of Idaho 72 58 Northwest Nazarene
1/5/71 Nampa College of Idaho 68 66 Northwest Nazarene
1/21/71 Caldwell College of Idaho 60 53 Northwest Nazarene
12/30/71 Nampa Northwest Nazarene 82 61 College of Idaho
1/28/72 Caldwell Northwest Nazarene 74 73 College of Idaho Double OT
2/22/72 Nampa Northwest Nazarene 91 61 College of Idaho
12/2/72 La Grande, OR College of Idaho 67 57 Northwest Nazarene
12/8/72 Caldwell College of Idaho 87 62 Northwest Nazarene
2/3/73 Nampa Northwest Nazarene 54 53 College of Idaho
1/22/74 Caldwell College of Idaho 55 51 Northwest Nazarene
1/31/74 Nampa Northwest Nazarene 78 61 College of Idaho
12/20/74 Nampa Northwest Nazarene 86 74 College of Idaho
1/4/75 Caldwell College of Idaho 74 73 Northwest Nazarene
2/22/75 Caldwell College of Idaho 75 69 Northwest Nazarene
12/6/75 La Grande, OR Northwest Nazarene 64 53 College of Idaho
12/11/75 Nampa Northwest Nazarene 74 59 College of Idaho
1/8/76 Caldwell Northwest Nazarene 70 58 College of Idaho
2/5/76 Nampa Northwest Nazarene 68 58 College of Idaho
12/3/76 La Grande, OR Northwest Nazarene 64 53 College of Idaho
12/7/76 Caldwell College of Idaho 77 69 Northwest Nazarene
1/8/77 Nampa College of Idaho 82 73 Northwest Nazarene
1/17/78 Caldwell Northwest Nazarene 76 57 College of Idaho
2/3/78 Nampa Northwest Nazarene 71 54 College of Idaho
2/6/79 Nampa Northwest Nazarene 68 53 College of Idaho
2/12/79 Caldwell Northwest Nazarene 75 60 College of Idaho
11/30/79 Nampa Northwest Nazarene 84 68 College of Idaho
1/25/80 Nampa Northwest Nazarene 81 79 College of Idaho
2/21/80 Nampa College of Idaho 74 69 Northwest Nazarene
1/24/81 Caldwell College of Idaho 74 67 Northwest Nazarene
2/17/81 Nampa Northwest Nazarene 71 61 College of Idaho
12/5/81 Caldwell College of Idaho 76 58 Northwest Nazarene
1/28/82 Caldwell College of Idaho 52 50 Northwest Nazarene
2/12/82 Nampa College of Idaho 52 50 Northwest Nazarene
12/5/82 Nampa Northwest Nazarene 70 67 College of Idaho
2/15/83 Nampa College of Idaho 72 69 Northwest Nazarene
2/22/83 Caldwell College of Idaho 83 77 Northwest Nazarene
12/1/83 La Grande, OR College of Idaho 79 70 Northwest Nazarene
2/4/84 Nampa Northwest Nazarene 71 69 College of Idaho Overtime
2/14/84 Caldwell College of Idaho 99 82 Northwest Nazarene
12/29/84 Boise College of Idaho 81 75 Northwest Nazarene
1/8/85 Caldwell College of Idaho 88 73 Northwest Nazarene
2/19/85 Nampa College of Idaho 125 117 Northwest Nazarene Double OT
2/27/85 Caldwell College of Idaho 93 76 Northwest Nazarene Postseason
12/7/85 La Grande, OR College of Idaho 91 78 Northwest Nazarene
1/28/86 Nampa Northwest Nazarene 70 69 College of Idaho
2/18/86 Caldwell College of Idaho 95 86 Northwest Nazarene
3/1/86 Caldwell College of Idaho 97 82 Northwest Nazarene Postseason
12/6/86 Caldwell College of Idaho 86 81 Northwest Nazarene
12/20/86 Portland College of Idaho 100 92 Northwest Nazarene
1/31/87 Caldwell College of Idaho 85 80 Northwest Nazarene
2/17/87 Nampa College of Idaho 89 76 Northwest Nazarene
12/4/87 La Grande, OR College of Idaho 99 95 Northwest Nazarene
12/19/87 Caldwell Northwest Nazarene 74 73 College of Idaho
1/26/88 Caldwell College of Idaho 94 48 Northwest Nazarene
2/16/88 Nampa College of Idaho 93 78 Northwest Nazarene
11/19/88 Nampa Northwest Nazarene 76 66 College of Idaho
12/3/88 Boise College of Idaho 77 61 Northwest Nazarene
12/17/88 Caldwell Northwest Nazarene 83 77 College of Idaho
1/27/89 Caldwell College of Idaho 82 71 Northwest Nazarene
2/21/89 Nampa Northwest Nazarene 83 75 College of Idaho
12/16/89 Caldwell College of Idaho 99 73 Northwest Nazarene
1/26/90 Nampa College of Idaho 92 85 Northwest Nazarene
2/20/90 Caldwell College of Idaho 94 76 Northwest Nazarene
1/25/91 Caldwell College of Idaho 88 68 Northwest Nazarene
2/19/91 Nampa College of Idaho 73 63 Northwest Nazarene
11/16/91 Nampa College of Idaho 91 80 Northwest Nazarene
12/7/91 Caldwell Northwest Nazarene 99 92 College of Idaho
1/21/92 Caldwell College of Idaho 78 69 Northwest Nazarene
2/4/92 Nampa Northwest Nazarene 82 74 College of Idaho
1/26/93 Caldwell College of Idaho 77 71 Northwest Nazarene
2/16/93 Nampa College of Idaho 77 74 Northwest Nazarene
11/13/93 Nampa College of Idaho 63 61 Northwest Nazarene
1/14/94 Caldwell College of Idaho 64 54 Northwest Nazarene
2/15/94 Nampa Northwest Nazarene 81 64 College of Idaho
11/12/94 Nampa College of Idaho 75 63 Northwest Nazarene
1/14/95 Nampa Northwest Nazarene 68 63 College of Idaho
2/13/95 Nampa College of Idaho 78 68 Northwest Nazarene
3/1/95 Nampa Northwest Nazarene 80 66 College of Idaho Postseason
11/11/95 Nampa College of Idaho 75 65 Northwest Nazarene
2/6/96 Caldwell College of Idaho 89 67 Northwest Nazarene
2/16/96 Nampa College of Idaho 82 75 Northwest Nazarene
11/16/96 Nampa Northwest Nazarene 98 89 College of Idaho Double OT
12/14/96 Caldwell Northwest Nazarene 85 74 College of Idaho
1/25/97 Nampa Northwest Nazarene 84 65 College of Idaho
2/21/97 Caldwell Northwest Nazarene 85 62 College of Idaho
12/13/97 Caldwell Northwest Nazarene 77 57 College of Idaho
1/20/98 Caldwell College of Idaho 94 86 Northwest Nazarene
2/17/98 Nampa Northwest Nazarene 91 76 College of Idaho
1/8/99 Nampa Northwest Nazarene 89 55 College of Idaho
2/12/99 Caldwell College of Idaho 75 53 Northwest Nazarene
11/20/99 Nampa Northwest Nazarene 74 67 College of Idaho
12/11/99 Caldwell College of Idaho 96 88 Northwest Nazarene
1/20/00 Caldwell College of Idaho 76 64 Northwest Nazarene
2/17/00 Nampa Northwest Nazarene 82 77 College of Idaho
2/23/00 Caldwell College of Idaho 84 71 Northwest Nazarene Postseason
11/28/00 Idaho Center College of Idaho 73 59 Northwest Nazarene
11/24/01 Idaho Center College of Idaho 99 86 Northwest Nazarene
11/9/04 Idaho Center Northwest Nazarene 78 75 College of Idaho EXH. for NNU
11/9/05 Idaho Center Northwest Nazarene 78 71 College of Idaho EXH. for Both
11/2/06 Idaho Center College of Idaho 88 80 Northwest Nazarene EXH. for Both
11/13/07 Idaho Center College of Idaho 60 54 Northwest Nazarene EXH. for Both
11/11/08 Idaho Center Northwest Nazarene 76 71 College of Idaho EXH. for Both
11/10/09 Caldwell College of Idaho 79 72 Northwest Nazarene EXH. for NNU
12/8/09 Nampa Northwest Nazarene 114 108 College of Idaho EXH. for CI
11/9/10 Caldwell Northwest Nazarene 55 54 College of Idaho EXH. for NNU
12/7/10 Nampa Northwest Nazarene 78 55 College of Idaho EXH. for CI
11/9/11 Caldwell Northwest Nazarene 72 61 College of Idaho EXH. for NNU
12/6/11 Nampa Northwest Nazarene 73 63 College of Idaho EXH. for CI
11/8/12 Caldwell Northwest Nazarene 63 50 College of Idaho EXH. for NNU
12/4/12 Nampa Northwest Nazarene 76 66 College of Idaho EXH. for CI
11/5/13 Caldwell College of Idaho 93 83 Northwest Nazarene EXH. for NNU
12/10/13 Nampa College of Idaho 79 62 Northwest Nazarene EXH. for CI
11/11/14 Caldwell College of Idaho 67 57 Northwest Nazarene EXH. for NNU
11/24/14 Nampa College of Idaho 78 75 Northwest Nazarene
11/10/15 Nampa Northwest Nazarene 100 96 College of Idaho EXH. for NNU, Overtime
11/24/15 Caldwell College of Idaho 75 71 Northwest Nazarene EXH. for NNU
11/22/16 Caldwell College of Idaho 77 53 Northwest Nazarene EXH. for NNU
12/6/16 Nampa Northwest Nazarene 69 60 College of Idaho
11/14/17 Nampa Northwest Nazarene 76 70 College of Idaho
11/21/17 Caldwell College of Idaho 76 68 Northwest Nazarene EXH. for NNU
11/13/18 Caldwell College of Idaho 86 82 Northwest Nazarene EXH. for NNU, Double OT
11/20/18 Nampa Northwest Nazarene 83 73 College of Idaho
11/12/19 Nampa Northwest Nazarene 66 57 College of Idaho
11/19/19 Caldwell College of Idaho 90 69 Northwest Nazarene
11/17/21 Caldwell Northwest Nazarene 80 70 College of Idaho EXH. for NNU
12/7/21 Nampa Northwest Nazarene 71 64 College of Idaho EXH. for CI
11/22/22 Nampa College of Idaho 70 67 Northwest Nazarene EXH. for CI
12/6/22 Caldwell College of Idaho 60 47 Northwest Nazarene EXH. for NNU
11/9/23 Caldwell College of Idaho 72 57 Northwest Nazarene EXH. for NNU
12/6/23 Nampa College of Idaho 68 66 Northwest Nazarene EXH. for CI
11/12/24 Nampa Northwest Nazarene 69 66 College of Idaho EXH. for CI, Overtime
11/26/24 Caldwell College of Idaho 76 44 Northwest Nazarene EXH. for NNU
11/12/25 Caldwell College of Idaho 75 64 Northwest Nazarene EXH. for NNU
11/18/25 Nampa Northwest Nazarene 91 74 College of Idaho EXH. for CI

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