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Colorado Mesa vs. Colorado School of Mines

Colorado Mesa and Colorado School of Mines first met in 2021 and have played 6 times; the series is tied 3–⁠3. Over the last 6 meetings it’s even at 3–⁠3. The winner takes home the Nyikos Cup. Colorado School of Mines holds it.

Colorado Mesa wins
3
Colorado School of Mines wins
3
Ties
0
First meeting
2021
Longest streak
2 Colorado School of Mines
Current streak
1 Colorado School of Mines
Last 10 meetings
even at 3–⁠3
Most recent
2026

The series at a glance

’0’1’2’3’4’5’6’7’8’9W–L
2020s3–⁠3
Average margin
16 points; 4 decided by one score (8 or fewer)
At Colorado Mesa
2–⁠2 Colorado Mesa’s record at home
At Colorado School of Mines
1–⁠1 Colorado School of Mines’s record at home
Shutouts
1

Every meeting on file, as played. Ranks are the AP poll’s going in.

Nyikos Cup

Played for since
—

Who holds it comes from the games on file: the winner of the latest regular-season meeting (bowl rematches aren’t played for it); a tie leaves it with the holder (the usual rule; the article doesn’t say). From Wikipedia’s list of rivalry games (CC BY-SA).

Games that tell the story

  1. Colorado Mesa’s biggest win2021: Colorado Mesa 26, Colorado School of Mines 21by 5 points
  2. Colorado School of Mines’s biggest win2023: Colorado School of Mines 52, Colorado Mesa 0by 52 points
  3. Upset2025: Colorado Mesa 28, Colorado School of Mines 24Colorado Mesa had a 23% chance, by our ratings before kickoff
  4. Upset2024: Colorado Mesa 14, Colorado School of Mines 13Colorado Mesa had a 25% chance, by our ratings before kickoff

Both programs through the years

End-of-season Elo ratings of Colorado Mesa and Colorado School of Mines, 2021 on1300150017002025

Our Elo rating at the end of each season, a measure of how strong a team was, not a forecast; 1500 is an average FBS team.

Every game

Oct 17, 2026Colorado School of Mines 31, Colorado Mesa 24at Colorado Mesa
Oct 4, 2025Colorado Mesa 28, Colorado School of Mines 24at Colorado School of Mines
Oct 5, 2024Colorado Mesa 14, Colorado School of Mines 13at Colorado Mesa
Oct 7, 2023Colorado School of Mines 52, Colorado Mesa 0at Colorado Mesa
Oct 8, 2022Colorado School of Mines 48, Colorado Mesa 21at Colorado School of Mines
Oct 23, 2021Colorado Mesa 26, Colorado School of Mines 21at Colorado Mesa

Every game is listed as played on the field.