1937 College Football Imperialism Map

California Golden Bears13–0Alabama Crimson Tide+13 territories
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West Virginia Mountaineers7–6Texas Tech Red Raiders+4 territories
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Auburn Tigers6–0Michigan State Spartans+3 territories
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Rice Owls28–14Colorado Buffaloes+3 territories

Territory Changes

Team Territory Control

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

Final standings: the California Golden Bears finished on top with 23 of 113 territories (20.4%).

Team Territories Controlled
California Golden Bears 23 (20.4%)
Pittsburgh Panthers 19 (16.8%)
Fordham Rams 9 (8.0%)
Arizona Wildcats 7 (6.2%)
Harvard Crimson 5 (4.4%)
Holy Cross Crusaders 5 (4.4%)
TCU Horned Frogs 5 (4.4%)
Villanova Wildcats 4 (3.5%)
Washington Huskies 4 (3.5%)
Washington State Cougars 4 (3.5%)
West Virginia Mountaineers 4 (3.5%)
Auburn Tigers 3 (2.7%)
Dartmouth Indians 3 (2.7%)
North Carolina Tar Heels 3 (2.7%)
Notre Dame Fighting Irish 3 (2.7%)
Rice Owls 3 (2.7%)
Colgate Raiders 2 (1.8%)
Purdue Boilermakers 2 (1.8%)
Hardin-Simmons Cowboys 1 (0.9%)
Idaho Vandals 1 (0.9%)
Lafayette Leopards 1 (0.9%)
South Carolina Gamecocks 1 (0.9%)
Wichita State 1 (0.9%)

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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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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
+13
in a single week (3-1)
Longest Reign
6
straight weeks as leader
Most Conquered
22
territories taken all season
Biggest Collapse
−13
lost in one week (3-1)

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

6 weeks led peak 19 +18 taken

FirstBank Stadium

1 week led peak 10 +9 taken

Tiger Stadium

1 week led peak 6 +5 taken

War Memorial Stadium

1 week led peak 4 +6 taken

Denny Stadium

0 weeks led peak 13 +12 taken

Fordham Rams

Coffey Field

0 weeks led peak 9 +8 taken

Arizona Stadium

0 weeks led peak 7 +10 taken

Old Byrd Stadium

0 weeks led peak 6 +6 taken

New Beaver Field

0 weeks led peak 6 +8 taken

Archbold Stadium

0 weeks led peak 6 +7 taken

Harvard Crimson

Harvard Stadium

0 weeks led peak 5 +7 taken

Holy Cross Crusaders

Fitton Field

0 weeks led peak 5 +4 taken

Amon G. Carter Stadium

0 weeks led peak 5 +7 taken

Colorado College

Washburn Field

0 weeks led peak 5 +4 taken

Cornell Big Red

Schoellkopf Field

0 weeks led peak 5 +4 taken

Yale Bulldogs

Yale Bowl

0 weeks led peak 5 +4 taken

Villanova Wildcats

Villanova Stadium

0 weeks led peak 4 +3 taken

Husky Stadium

0 weeks led peak 4 +7 taken

Idaho Vandals

Neale Stadium

0 weeks led peak 4 +6 taken

Waco Stadium

0 weeks led peak 4 +3 taken

Memorial Stadium

0 weeks led peak 4 +3 taken

Bell Field

0 weeks led peak 4 +4 taken

Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum

0 weeks led peak 4 +5 taken

Ute Stadium

0 weeks led peak 4 +3 taken

Drake Field

0 weeks led peak 3 +3 taken

Dartmouth Indians

Memorial Field

0 weeks led peak 3 +2 taken

Folsom Field

0 weeks led peak 3 +2 taken

Denver Pioneers

DU Stadium

0 weeks led peak 3 +2 taken

Detroit Mercy

University of Detroit Stadium

0 weeks led peak 3 +2 taken

Wallace Wade Stadium

0 weeks led peak 3 +2 taken

Spartan Stadium

0 weeks led peak 3 +2 taken

Ohio Stadium

0 weeks led peak 3 +4 taken

Ross-Ade Stadium

0 weeks led peak 2 +2 taken

National League Park

0 weeks led peak 2 +2 taken

Sanford Stadium

0 weeks led peak 2 +1 taken

Memorial Stadium

0 weeks led peak 2 +4 taken

Riddick Stadium

0 weeks led peak 2 +1 taken

Dyche Stadium

0 weeks led peak 2 +1 taken

Pennsylvania Quakers

Franklin Field

0 weeks led peak 2 +1 taken

Princeton Tigers

Palmer Stadium

0 weeks led peak 2 +2 taken

Stanford Stadium

0 weeks led peak 2 +2 taken

Neyland Stadium

0 weeks led peak 2 +1 taken

Kyle Field

0 weeks led peak 2 +1 taken

Tulane Stadium

0 weeks led peak 2 +1 taken

Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum

0 weeks led peak 2 +1 taken

Camp Randall Stadium

0 weeks led peak 2 +1 taken

Lafayette Leopards

Fisher Stadium

0 weeks led peak 1 +0 taken

Brown Bears

Brown Stadium

0 weeks led peak 1 +0 taken

Bucknell Bison

Memorial Stadium

0 weeks led peak 1 +0 taken

Chicago Maroons

Stagg Field

0 weeks led peak 1 +0 taken

Nippert Stadium

0 weeks led peak 1 +0 taken

Riggs Field

0 weeks led peak 1 +0 taken

Colorado Field

0 weeks led peak 1 +0 taken

Columbia Lions

Baker Field

0 weeks led peak 1 +0 taken

Davidson Wildcats

Richardson Stadium

0 weeks led peak 1 +0 taken

Ben Hill Griffin Stadium

0 weeks led peak 1 +0 taken

Georgetown Hoyas

National Park IV

0 weeks led peak 1 +0 taken

Memorial Stadium

0 weeks led peak 1 +0 taken

Kinnick Stadium

0 weeks led peak 1 +0 taken

State Field

0 weeks led peak 1 +0 taken

Memorial Stadium

0 weeks led peak 1 +0 taken

Lehigh Mountain Hawks

Taylor Stadium

0 weeks led peak 1 +0 taken

Marquette Golden Avalanche

Marquette Stadium

0 weeks led peak 1 +0 taken

Orange Bowl

0 weeks led peak 1 +0 taken

Michigan Stadium

0 weeks led peak 1 +0 taken

Memorial Stadium

0 weeks led peak 1 +1 taken

Hemingway Stadium

0 weeks led peak 1 +0 taken

Faurot Field

0 weeks led peak 1 +0 taken

New York University

Yankee Stadium I

0 weeks led peak 1 +0 taken

Hayward Field

0 weeks led peak 1 +1 taken

Cotton Bowl

0 weeks led peak 1 +0 taken

Scott Stadium

0 weeks led peak 1 +0 taken

Miles Stadium

0 weeks led peak 1 +0 taken

William & Mary Tribe

Zable Stadium

0 weeks led peak 1 +0 taken

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