1902 College Football Season Imperialism Map

Holy Cross Crusaders22–0Boston College Eagles+1 territory
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Michigan Wolverines23–6Minnesota Golden Gophers+1 territory
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NC State Wolfpack30–5Richmond Spiders+1 territory

Territory Changes

Team Territory Control

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

Final standings: the Yale Bulldogs finished on top with 17 of 73 territories (23.3%).

Team Territories Controlled
Yale Bulldogs 17 (23.3%)
Michigan Wolverines 14 (19.2%)
Vanderbilt Commodores 10 (13.7%)
Bucknell Bison 5 (6.8%)
Nebraska Cornhuskers 5 (6.8%)
Colorado Buffaloes 4 (5.5%)
Furman Paladins 3 (4.1%)
Georgetown Blue and Gray 3 (4.1%)
Holy Cross Crusaders 2 (2.7%)
Lehigh Mountain Hawks 2 (2.7%)
Texas A&M Aggies 2 (2.7%)
Virginia Cavaliers 2 (2.7%)
Clemson Tigers 1 (1.4%)
NC State Wolfpack 1 (1.4%)
Pittsburgh Panthers 1 (1.4%)
Utah Utes 1 (1.4%)

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Map Features

  • Drag the timeline slider to any week of the season
  • Updated after every Saturday (and weeknight MACtion)
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  • Click any territory to trace its conquest history
  • Explore seasons going back to the league's first year

How College Football Territory Conquest Works

At the start of each season, every team owns the territory closest to their stadium. Win a game, take ALL of your opponent's land. Lose, and everything you built disappears. Simple rules, brutal consequences.

Territory Rules

  • Each team owns the land closest to their stadium
  • Win = take ALL of the loser's territory
  • Lose = lose everything
  • Bowl games and playoffs follow the same winner-takes-all rules
  • Neutral site games follow standard territory rules
  • Territory accumulates all season - no resets until next year

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Season Records

The standout territory feats of the season.

Biggest Land Grab
+7
Vanderbilt Commodores
in a single week (2-10)
Longest Reign
3
Michigan Wolverines
straight weeks as leader
Most Conquered
16
Yale Bulldogs
territories taken all season
Biggest Collapse
−7
Harvard Crimson
lost in one week (2-11)

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.

Yale Bulldogs

Yale Bowl

2 weeks led peak 17 +16 taken

Georgetown Blue and Gray

Cooper Field

2 weeks led peak 4 +7 taken

Pennsylvania Quakers

Franklin Field

1 week led peak 4 +3 taken

Harvard Crimson

Soldier's Field

0 weeks led peak 7 +6 taken

Princeton Tigers

Princeton Stadium

0 weeks led peak 6 +5 taken

Nebraska Cornhuskers

Memorial Stadium

0 weeks led peak 5 +4 taken

Colorado Buffaloes

Gamble Field

0 weeks led peak 4 +4 taken

Chicago Maroons

Stagg Field

0 weeks led peak 4 +3 taken

Wisconsin Badgers

Camp Randall Stadium

0 weeks led peak 4 +3 taken

Furman Paladins

Paladin Stadium

0 weeks led peak 3 +3 taken

Kansas Jayhawks

McCook Field

0 weeks led peak 3 +2 taken

North Carolina Tar Heels

Chris Smith Field at Kenan Stadium

0 weeks led peak 3 +2 taken

Holy Cross Crusaders

Fitton Field

0 weeks led peak 2 +1 taken

Virginia Cavaliers

Scott Stadium

0 weeks led peak 2 +2 taken

Cornell Big Red

Schoellkopf Field

0 weeks led peak 2 +1 taken

Minnesota Golden Gophers

Northrop Field

0 weeks led peak 2 +2 taken

Notre Dame Fighting Irish

Notre Dame Stadium

0 weeks led peak 2 +1 taken

Penn State Nittany Lions

Beaver Field

0 weeks led peak 2 +2 taken

Texas Longhorns

Varsity Athletic Field

0 weeks led peak 2 +1 taken

Pittsburgh Panthers

Exposition Park

0 weeks led peak 1 +1 taken

Army Black Knights

The Plain

0 weeks led peak 1 +0 taken

Boston College Eagles

Alumni Stadium

0 weeks led peak 1 +0 taken

Colorado College

Washburn Field

0 weeks led peak 1 +0 taken

Dartmouth

Buddy Teevens Stadium at Memorial Field

0 weeks led peak 1 +0 taken

Davidson

Richardson Stadium

0 weeks led peak 1 +0 taken

Denver Ministers

DU Stadium

0 weeks led peak 1 +0 taken

Fordham Rams

Coffey Field

0 weeks led peak 1 +0 taken

Georgia Bulldogs

Herty Field

0 weeks led peak 1 +0 taken

Illinois Fighting Illini

Gies Memorial Stadium

0 weeks led peak 1 +0 taken

Iowa Hawkeyes

Iowa Field

0 weeks led peak 1 +0 taken

Michigan State Spartans

Old College Field

0 weeks led peak 1 +0 taken

Missouri Tigers

Faurot Field

0 weeks led peak 1 +0 taken

New York University

Ohio Field

0 weeks led peak 1 +0 taken

Ohio State Buckeyes

Ohio Field

0 weeks led peak 1 +0 taken

Richmond Spiders

E. Claiborne Robins Stadium

0 weeks led peak 1 +0 taken

Tennessee Volunteers

Neyland Stadium

0 weeks led peak 1 +0 taken

Tulane Green Wave

Athletic Park

0 weeks led peak 1 +0 taken

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