1889 College Football Imperialism Map

Princeton Tigers10–0Yale Bulldogs+5 territories
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Lehigh Mountain Hawks26–6Navy Midshipmen+1 territory
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Lehigh Mountain Hawks24–12Virginia Cavaliers+1 territory
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Territory Changes

Team Territory Control

This table shows all teams sorted by the number of territories they control.

Final standings: the Princeton Tigers finished on top with 11 of 17 territories (64.7%).

Team Territories Controlled
Princeton Tigers 11 (64.7%)
Lehigh Mountain Hawks 2 (11.8%)
Brown Bears 1 (5.9%)
Cornell Big Red 1 (5.9%)
Fordham Rams 1 (5.9%)
Pennsylvania Quakers 1 (5.9%)

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How College Football Territory Conquest Works

  • Every team starts with the land closest to its stadium.
  • Win a game and you take all of the loser's territory.
  • Territory carries over all season, with no resets until next year.
  • Bowl games and playoffs follow the same winner-takes-all rules
  • Neutral site games follow standard territory rules
  • Click any territory to trace every team that held it.

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Data sources: Sports Reference (game data); VenueStats (venue data).

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Season Records

The standout territory feats of the season.

Biggest Land Grab
+5
Princeton Tigers
in a single week (2-10)
Longest Reign
4
Yale Bulldogs
straight weeks as leader
Most Conquered
10
Princeton Tigers
territories taken all season
Biggest Collapse
−5
Yale Bulldogs
lost in one week (2-10)

Team Directory

Each team's season at a glance — weeks spent leading the map, largest empire, territory conquered, and the rise-and-fall sparkline. Sorted by who dominated.

Princeton Tigers

University Field

3 weeks led peak 11 +10 taken

Pennsylvania Quakers

University Athletic Grounds

0 weeks led peak 2 +2 taken

Penn State Nittany Lions

Old Main Lawn

0 weeks led peak 1 +0 taken

Virginia Cavaliers

Madison Hall Field

0 weeks led peak 1 +0 taken

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