1928 College Football Imperialism Map

Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets8–7California Golden Bears+4 territories

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Team Territory Control

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

Final standings: the USC Trojans finished on top with 16 of 105 territories (15.2%).

Team Territories Controlled
USC Trojans 16 (15.2%)
Detroit Mercy 12 (11.4%)
Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets 12 (11.4%)
Utah Utes 9 (8.6%)
Minnesota Golden Gophers 8 (7.6%)
Stanford Cardinal 8 (7.6%)
Alabama Crimson Tide 7 (6.7%)
Tennessee Volunteers 7 (6.7%)
Michigan Wolverines 5 (4.8%)
Navy Midshipmen 4 (3.8%)
Texas Longhorns 3 (2.9%)
Baylor Bears 2 (1.9%)
Boston College Eagles 2 (1.9%)
Bucknell Bison 2 (1.9%)
Pennsylvania Quakers 2 (1.9%)
Arkansas Razorbacks 1 (1.0%)
Marquette Golden Avalanche 1 (1.0%)
New Mexico Lobos 1 (1.0%)
NC State Wolfpack 1 (1.0%)
Richmond Spiders 1 (1.0%)
Wake Forest Demon Deacons 1 (1.0%)

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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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Shared Venues Note

Some teams in this season share a venue location. For visualization purposes, each team's territory boundary is calculated from a slightly offset position (~300 feet apart) to create distinct territories.

  • Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum:
    • USC Trojans (nudged NE)
    • UCLA Bruins (nudged SW)

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
+10
Detroit Mercy
in a single week (2-12)
Longest Reign
6
USC Trojans
straight weeks as leader
Most Conquered
16
Army Black Knights
territories taken all season
Biggest Collapse
−10
Georgetown Hoyas
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.

USC Trojans

Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum

6 weeks led peak 16 +15 taken

Georgetown Hoyas

National Park IV

2 weeks led peak 10 +9 taken

Army Black Knights

Blaik Field at Michie Stadium

2 weeks led peak 9 +16 taken

Detroit Mercy

University of Detroit Stadium

0 weeks led peak 12 +11 taken

Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets

Bobby Dodd Stadium

0 weeks led peak 12 +11 taken

Utah Utes

Ute Stadium

0 weeks led peak 9 +8 taken

Notre Dame Fighting Irish

Cartier Athletic Field

0 weeks led peak 9 +9 taken

Minnesota Golden Gophers

Memorial Stadium

0 weeks led peak 8 +9 taken

Stanford Cardinal

Stanford Stadium

0 weeks led peak 8 +10 taken

Nebraska Cornhuskers

Memorial Stadium

0 weeks led peak 8 +7 taken

Wisconsin Badgers

Camp Randall Stadium

0 weeks led peak 8 +7 taken

Tennessee Volunteers

Neyland Stadium

0 weeks led peak 7 +6 taken

Clemson Tigers

Riggs Field

0 weeks led peak 7 +6 taken

LSU Tigers

Tiger Stadium

0 weeks led peak 7 +7 taken

Ole Miss Rebels

Hemingway Stadium

0 weeks led peak 7 +8 taken

Iowa Hawkeyes

Iowa Field

0 weeks led peak 6 +5 taken

Michigan Wolverines

Michigan Stadium

0 weeks led peak 5 +5 taken

Illinois Fighting Illini

Memorial Stadium

0 weeks led peak 5 +4 taken

New York University

Yankee Stadium I

0 weeks led peak 5 +4 taken

California Golden Bears

California Memorial Stadium

0 weeks led peak 4 +3 taken

Colorado College

Washburn Field

0 weeks led peak 4 +3 taken

Harvard Crimson

Harvard Stadium

0 weeks led peak 4 +5 taken

Vanderbilt Commodores

FirstBank Stadium

0 weeks led peak 4 +3 taken

West Virginia Mountaineers

Mountaineer Field

0 weeks led peak 4 +3 taken

Texas Longhorns

Clark Field

0 weeks led peak 3 +5 taken

Baylor Bears

Cotton Palace

0 weeks led peak 3 +5 taken

Colorado State Rams

Colorado Field

0 weeks led peak 3 +2 taken

Indiana Hoosiers

Memorial Stadium

0 weeks led peak 3 +2 taken

Kansas Jayhawks

David Booth Kansas Memorial Stadium

0 weeks led peak 3 +2 taken

North Carolina Tar Heels

Kenan Memorial Stadium

0 weeks led peak 3 +2 taken

Princeton Tigers

Palmer Stadium

0 weeks led peak 3 +2 taken

Yale Bulldogs

Yale Bowl

0 weeks led peak 3 +2 taken

Boston College Eagles

The Bee Hive

0 weeks led peak 2 +1 taken

Bucknell Bison

Memorial Stadium

0 weeks led peak 2 +1 taken

Pennsylvania Quakers

Franklin Field

0 weeks led peak 2 +2 taken

Dartmouth Indians

Memorial Field

0 weeks led peak 2 +1 taken

Georgia Bulldogs

Sanford Field

0 weeks led peak 2 +2 taken

Kansas State Wildcats

Memorial Stadium

0 weeks led peak 2 +1 taken

Ohio State Buckeyes

Ohio Stadium

0 weeks led peak 2 +1 taken

SMU Mustangs

Ownby Stadium

0 weeks led peak 2 +2 taken

Syracuse Orange

Archbold Stadium

0 weeks led peak 2 +1 taken

Tulane Green Wave

Tulane Stadium

0 weeks led peak 2 +1 taken

Marquette Golden Avalanche

Marquette Stadium

0 weeks led peak 1 +0 taken

NC State Wolfpack

Riddick Stadium

0 weeks led peak 1 +1 taken

Arizona Wildcats

Casino Del Sol Stadium

0 weeks led peak 1 +0 taken

Auburn Tigers

Drake Field

0 weeks led peak 1 +0 taken

Brown Bears

Brown Stadium

0 weeks led peak 1 +0 taken

Chicago Maroons

Stagg Field

0 weeks led peak 1 +1 taken

Colorado Buffaloes

Folsom Field

0 weeks led peak 1 +0 taken

Columbia Lions

Baker Field

0 weeks led peak 1 +0 taken

Cornell Big Red

Schoellkopf Field

0 weeks led peak 1 +0 taken

Davidson Wildcats

Richardson Stadium

0 weeks led peak 1 +0 taken

Denver Pioneers

DU Stadium

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

Iowa State Cyclones

State Field

0 weeks led peak 1 +0 taken

Kentucky Wildcats

Stoll Field/McLean Stadium

0 weeks led peak 1 +0 taken

Lafayette Leopards

Fisher Stadium

0 weeks led peak 1 +0 taken

Lehigh Mountain Hawks

Taylor Stadium

0 weeks led peak 1 +0 taken

Maryland Terrapins

Old Byrd Stadium

0 weeks led peak 1 +0 taken

Michigan State Spartans

Spartan Stadium

0 weeks led peak 1 +0 taken

Mississippi State Bulldogs

Davis Wade Stadium

0 weeks led peak 1 +0 taken

Missouri Tigers

Faurot Field

0 weeks led peak 1 +0 taken

Northwestern Wildcats

Dyche Stadium

0 weeks led peak 1 +1 taken

Oklahoma Sooners

Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial Stadium

0 weeks led peak 1 +0 taken

Oklahoma State Cowboys

Boone Pickens Stadium

0 weeks led peak 1 +0 taken

Oregon Ducks

Hayward Field

0 weeks led peak 1 +1 taken

Oregon State Beavers

Bell Field

0 weeks led peak 1 +0 taken

Penn State Nittany Lions

New Beaver Field

0 weeks led peak 1 +0 taken

Pittsburgh Panthers

Forbes Field

0 weeks led peak 1 +0 taken

Purdue Boilermakers

Ross-Ade Stadium

0 weeks led peak 1 +0 taken

Texas A&M Aggies

Kyle Field

0 weeks led peak 1 +0 taken

UCLA Bruins

Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum

0 weeks led peak 1 +0 taken

Virginia Tech Hokies

Miles Stadium

0 weeks led peak 1 +0 taken

Washington Huskies

Husky Stadium

0 weeks led peak 1 +0 taken

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