1916 College Football Imperialism Map

Oregon Ducks14–0Pennsylvania Quakers+2 territories

Territory Changes

Team Territory Control

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

Final standings: the Colgate Raiders finished on top with 17 of 95 territories (17.9%).

Team Territories Controlled
Colgate Raiders 17 (17.9%)
Army Black Knights 9 (9.5%)
Colorado State Rams 9 (9.5%)
Pittsburgh Panthers 9 (9.5%)
Missouri Tigers 6 (6.3%)
Ohio State Buckeyes 5 (5.3%)
Tennessee Volunteers 5 (5.3%)
Texas Longhorns 5 (5.3%)
Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets 4 (4.2%)
Oregon Ducks 4 (4.2%)
LSU Tigers 3 (3.2%)
Minnesota Golden Gophers 3 (3.2%)
Georgetown Blue and Gray 2 (2.1%)
Maryland Terrapins 2 (2.1%)
Tulsa Golden Hurricane 2 (2.1%)
Vanderbilt Commodores 2 (2.1%)
Baylor Bears 1 (1.1%)
Fordham Rams 1 (1.1%)
Kansas State Wildcats 1 (1.1%)
Kentucky Wildcats 1 (1.1%)
Montana State Bobcats 1 (1.1%)
New York University 1 (1.1%)
Rice Owls 1 (1.1%)
Washington Huskies 1 (1.1%)

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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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Season Records

The standout territory feats of the season.

Biggest Land Grab
+17
Colgate Raiders
in a single week (2-12)
Longest Reign
3
Brown Bears
straight weeks as leader
Most Conquered
19
Colgate Raiders
territories taken all season
Biggest Collapse
−17
Brown Bears
lost in one week (2-12)

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.

Forbes Field

2 weeks led peak 9 +8 taken

Sanford Field

1 week led peak 5 +4 taken

The Plain

0 weeks led peak 9 +8 taken

Colorado Field

0 weeks led peak 9 +8 taken

Harvard Crimson

Harvard Stadium

0 weeks led peak 7 +6 taken

Yale Bulldogs

Yale Bowl

0 weeks led peak 7 +6 taken

Rollins Field

0 weeks led peak 6 +6 taken

McCook Field

0 weeks led peak 6 +6 taken

Ohio Field

0 weeks led peak 5 +4 taken

Clark Field

0 weeks led peak 5 +8 taken

Carroll Field

0 weeks led peak 5 +5 taken

Princeton Tigers

Palmer Stadium

0 weeks led peak 5 +4 taken

Kincaid Field

0 weeks led peak 4 +3 taken

Pennsylvania Quakers

Franklin Field

0 weeks led peak 4 +5 taken

Northrop Field

0 weeks led peak 3 +5 taken

Chicago Maroons

Stagg Field

0 weeks led peak 3 +4 taken

Northwestern Field

0 weeks led peak 3 +2 taken

College Field

0 weeks led peak 3 +2 taken

Georgetown Blue and Gray

National Park

0 weeks led peak 2 +2 taken

Drake Field

0 weeks led peak 2 +1 taken

Riggs Field

0 weeks led peak 2 +1 taken

Colorado College

Washburn Field

0 weeks led peak 2 +1 taken

Cornell Big Red

Schoellkopf Field

0 weeks led peak 2 +2 taken

Dartmouth

Buddy Teevens Stadium at Memorial Field

0 weeks led peak 2 +1 taken

Iowa Field

0 weeks led peak 2 +1 taken

Ferry Field

0 weeks led peak 2 +1 taken

New Beaver Field

0 weeks led peak 2 +1 taken

Ahearn Field

0 weeks led peak 1 +1 taken

Stoll Field

0 weeks led peak 1 +1 taken

New York University

Ohio Field

0 weeks led peak 1 +0 taken

The Bee Hive

0 weeks led peak 1 +0 taken

California Field

0 weeks led peak 1 +0 taken

Nippert Stadium

0 weeks led peak 1 +0 taken

Gamble Field

0 weeks led peak 1 +0 taken

Holy Cross Crusaders

Fitton Field

0 weeks led peak 1 +0 taken

Idaho Vandals

MacLean Field

0 weeks led peak 1 +0 taken

State Field

0 weeks led peak 1 +0 taken

Lehigh Mountain Hawks

Taylor Stadium

0 weeks led peak 1 +0 taken

Old College Field

0 weeks led peak 1 +0 taken

Hemingway Stadium

0 weeks led peak 1 +0 taken

Riddick Stadium

0 weeks led peak 1 +0 taken

Fiesta Park

0 weeks led peak 1 +0 taken

Armstrong Field

0 weeks led peak 1 +0 taken

Archbold Stadium

0 weeks led peak 1 +0 taken

Villanova Wildcats

Connie Mack Stadium

0 weeks led peak 1 +0 taken

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