1904 College Football Imperialism Map

Alabama Crimson Tide6–0Tulane Green Wave+2 territories

Territory Changes

Team Territory Control

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

Final standings: the Michigan Wolverines finished on top with 12 of 76 territories (15.8%).

Team Territories Controlled
Michigan Wolverines 12 (15.8%)
Army Black Knights 9 (11.8%)
Pennsylvania Quakers 8 (10.5%)
Stanford Cardinal 7 (9.2%)
Yale Bulldogs 7 (9.2%)
Auburn Tigers 5 (6.6%)
Georgetown Blue and Gray 5 (6.6%)
Kansas Jayhawks 3 (3.9%)
Minnesota Golden Gophers 3 (3.9%)
Texas Longhorns 3 (3.9%)
Vanderbilt Commodores 3 (3.9%)
Alabama Crimson Tide 2 (2.6%)
Cincinnati Bearcats 1 (1.3%)
Dartmouth 1 (1.3%)
Kentucky Wildcats 1 (1.3%)
NC State Wolfpack 1 (1.3%)
Pittsburgh Panthers 1 (1.3%)
Purdue Boilermakers 1 (1.3%)
Rutgers Scarlet Knights 1 (1.3%)
Virginia Tech Hokies 1 (1.3%)
Wyoming Cowboys 1 (1.3%)

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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: Game data from Sports Reference; venue data from VenueStats .

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Season Records

The standout territory feats of the season.

Biggest Land Grab
+8
in a single week (2-11)
Longest Reign
4
straight weeks as leader
Most Conquered
12
territories taken all season
Biggest Collapse
−8
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.

Pennsylvania Quakers

Franklin Field

4 weeks led peak 8 +7 taken

The Plain

0 weeks led peak 9 +12 taken

Chicago Maroons

Stagg Field

0 weeks led peak 7 +6 taken

Gamble Field

0 weeks led peak 6 +5 taken

McCook Field

0 weeks led peak 3 +2 taken

Northrop Field

0 weeks led peak 3 +2 taken

Varsity Athletic Field

0 weeks led peak 3 +4 taken

Colorado College

Washburn Field

0 weeks led peak 3 +2 taken

Piedmont Park

0 weeks led peak 2 +1 taken

Harvard Crimson

Harvard Stadium

0 weeks led peak 2 +1 taken

Athletic Park

0 weeks led peak 2 +1 taken

Burnet Woods

0 weeks led peak 1 +0 taken

Dartmouth

Buddy Teevens Stadium at Memorial Field

0 weeks led peak 1 +0 taken

Exposition Park

0 weeks led peak 1 +0 taken

Carroll Field

0 weeks led peak 1 +1 taken

Herty Field

0 weeks led peak 1 +0 taken

Iowa Field

0 weeks led peak 1 +0 taken

Rollins Field

0 weeks led peak 1 +0 taken

New York University

Ohio Field

0 weeks led peak 1 +0 taken

Ohio Field

0 weeks led peak 1 +0 taken

Beaver Field

0 weeks led peak 1 +1 taken

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