1980 College Football Season Imperialism Map

Michigan Wolverines23–6Washington Huskies+18 territories
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Oklahoma Sooners18–17Florida State Seminoles+11 territories
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Alabama Crimson Tide30–2Baylor Bears+3 territories

Territory Changes

Team Territory Control

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

Final standings: the Oklahoma Sooners finished on top with 30 of 139 territories (21.6%).

Team Territories Controlled
Oklahoma Sooners 30 (21.6%)
Michigan Wolverines 20 (14.4%)
USC Trojans 17 (12.2%)
BYU Cougars 11 (7.9%)
Nebraska Cornhuskers 8 (5.8%)
Georgia Bulldogs 6 (4.3%)
Pittsburgh Panthers 6 (4.3%)
Utah State Aggies 6 (4.3%)
Furman Paladins 4 (2.9%)
Southern Miss Golden Eagles 4 (2.9%)
Yale Bulldogs 4 (2.9%)
Alabama Crimson Tide 3 (2.2%)
Arizona State Sun Devils 3 (2.2%)
Cincinnati Bearcats 3 (2.2%)
Clemson Tigers 3 (2.2%)
Florida Gators 3 (2.2%)
Rice Owls 3 (2.2%)
Cornell Big Red 2 (1.4%)
Long Beach State 2 (1.4%)
Tennessee State 1 (0.7%)

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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
+18
Michigan Wolverines
in a single week (3-5)
Longest Reign
11
Oklahoma Sooners
straight weeks as leader
Most Conquered
32
Oklahoma Sooners
territories taken all season
Biggest Collapse
−18
Washington Huskies
lost in one week (3-5)

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.

Oklahoma Sooners

Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial Stadium

11 weeks led peak 30 +32 taken

North Carolina Tar Heels

Chris Smith Field at Kenan Stadium

5 weeks led peak 15 +14 taken

Maryland Terrapins

SECU Stadium

1 week led peak 7 +9 taken

Texas Longhorns

Darrell K Royal–Texas Memorial Stadium

1 week led peak 3 +5 taken

Michigan Wolverines

Michigan Stadium

0 weeks led peak 20 +20 taken

Washington Huskies

Husky Stadium

0 weeks led peak 18 +18 taken

USC Trojans

Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum

0 weeks led peak 17 +21 taken

Notre Dame Fighting Irish

Notre Dame Stadium

0 weeks led peak 17 +16 taken

Arizona Wildcats

Arizona Stadium

0 weeks led peak 13 +13 taken

UCLA Bruins

Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum

0 weeks led peak 13 +12 taken

BYU Cougars

LaVell Edwards Stadium

0 weeks led peak 11 +11 taken

Florida State Seminoles

Doak Campbell Stadium

0 weeks led peak 11 +12 taken

Colorado State Rams

Hughes Stadium

0 weeks led peak 10 +12 taken

Nebraska Cornhuskers

Memorial Stadium

0 weeks led peak 8 +13 taken

Alabama Crimson Tide

Bryant–Denny Stadium

0 weeks led peak 8 +15 taken

Mississippi State Bulldogs

Davis Wade Stadium

0 weeks led peak 8 +10 taken

Georgia Bulldogs

Sanford Stadium

0 weeks led peak 6 +5 taken

Pittsburgh Panthers

Pitt Stadium

0 weeks led peak 6 +8 taken

Utah State Aggies

Maverik Stadium

0 weeks led peak 6 +6 taken

Baylor Bears

Baylor Stadium

0 weeks led peak 6 +8 taken

Missouri Tigers

Faurot Field

0 weeks led peak 6 +5 taken

Ohio State Buckeyes

Ohio Stadium

0 weeks led peak 6 +5 taken

Penn State Nittany Lions

Beaver Stadium

0 weeks led peak 6 +7 taken

San José State Spartans

CEFCU Stadium

0 weeks led peak 6 +7 taken

Florida Gators

Ben Hill Griffin Stadium

0 weeks led peak 5 +7 taken

LSU Tigers

Tiger Stadium

0 weeks led peak 5 +6 taken

New Mexico Lobos

University Stadium

0 weeks led peak 5 +6 taken

Utah Utes

Rice–Eccles Stadium

0 weeks led peak 5 +5 taken

Wyoming Cowboys

War Memorial Stadium

0 weeks led peak 5 +9 taken

Furman Paladins

Paladin Stadium

0 weeks led peak 4 +4 taken

Southern Miss Golden Eagles

M. M. Roberts Stadium

0 weeks led peak 4 +5 taken

Yale Bulldogs

Yale Bowl

0 weeks led peak 4 +5 taken

Colgate Raiders

Andy Kerr Stadium

0 weeks led peak 4 +4 taken

Fresno State Bulldogs

Valley Children’s Stadium

0 weeks led peak 4 +4 taken

Iowa State Cyclones

Jack Trice Stadium

0 weeks led peak 4 +3 taken

Kansas Jayhawks

David Booth Kansas Memorial Stadium

0 weeks led peak 4 +4 taken

Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns

Cajun Field

0 weeks led peak 4 +3 taken

McNeese Cowboys

Navarre Stadium

0 weeks led peak 4 +3 taken

Miami Hurricanes

Orange Bowl

0 weeks led peak 4 +3 taken

NC State Wolfpack

Carter–Finley Stadium

0 weeks led peak 4 +3 taken

Princeton Tigers

Palmer Stadium

0 weeks led peak 4 +4 taken

South Carolina Gamecocks

Williams–Brice Stadium

0 weeks led peak 4 +6 taken

Wake Forest Demon Deacons

Allegacy Federal Credit Union Stadium

0 weeks led peak 4 +4 taken

West Virginia Mountaineers

Mountaineer Field

0 weeks led peak 4 +3 taken

Arizona State Sun Devils

Mountain America Stadium

0 weeks led peak 3 +4 taken

Cincinnati Bearcats

Nippert Stadium

0 weeks led peak 3 +3 taken

Clemson Tigers

Memorial Stadium

0 weeks led peak 3 +7 taken

Rice Owls

Wendel D. Ley Track and Holloway Field

0 weeks led peak 3 +4 taken

Arkansas Razorbacks

Donald W. Reynolds Razorback Stadium

0 weeks led peak 3 +3 taken

Central Michigan Chippewas

Perry Shorts Stadium

0 weeks led peak 3 +2 taken

Chattanooga Mocs

Finley Stadium

0 weeks led peak 3 +2 taken

The Citadel Bulldogs

College Park

0 weeks led peak 3 +3 taken

Duke Blue Devils

Wallace Wade Stadium

0 weeks led peak 3 +3 taken

Houston Cougars

Jeppesen Stadium

0 weeks led peak 3 +6 taken

Illinois Fighting Illini

Gies Memorial Stadium

0 weeks led peak 3 +2 taken

Miami RedHawks

Miami Field

0 weeks led peak 3 +5 taken

Michigan State Spartans

Spartan Stadium

0 weeks led peak 3 +3 taken

UNLV Rebels

Sam Boyd Stadium

0 weeks led peak 3 +3 taken

Ohio Bobcats

Peden Stadium

0 weeks led peak 3 +3 taken

Oregon Ducks

Autzen Stadium

0 weeks led peak 3 +4 taken

SMU Mustangs

Texas Stadium

0 weeks led peak 3 +5 taken

Stanford Cardinal

Stanford Stadium

0 weeks led peak 3 +4 taken

Texas Tech Red Raiders

Jones AT&T Stadium

0 weeks led peak 3 +4 taken

Virginia Tech Hokies

Lane Stadium

0 weeks led peak 3 +2 taken

Western Michigan Broncos

Waldo Stadium

0 weeks led peak 3 +5 taken

Wichita State

Cessna Stadium

0 weeks led peak 3 +4 taken

Cornell Big Red

Schoellkopf Field

0 weeks led peak 2 +3 taken

Long Beach State

Angel Stadium

0 weeks led peak 2 +2 taken

App State Mountaineers

Kidd Brewer Stadium

0 weeks led peak 2 +1 taken

Army Black Knights

Blaik Field at Michie Stadium

0 weeks led peak 2 +1 taken

Auburn Tigers

Jordan–Hare Stadium

0 weeks led peak 2 +1 taken

Ball State Cardinals

Scheumann Stadium

0 weeks led peak 2 +2 taken

Boston College Eagles

Alumni Stadium

0 weeks led peak 2 +4 taken

Cal State Fullerton

Glover Stadium/Dee Fee Field

0 weeks led peak 2 +1 taken

Dartmouth Big Green

Memorial Field

0 weeks led peak 2 +3 taken

East Carolina Pirates

Ficklen Memorial Stadium

0 weeks led peak 2 +1 taken

Harvard Crimson

Harvard Stadium

0 weeks led peak 2 +1 taken

Holy Cross Crusaders

Fitton Field

0 weeks led peak 2 +2 taken

Indiana State Sycamores

Memorial Stadium

0 weeks led peak 2 +1 taken

Iowa Hawkeyes

Kinnick Stadium

0 weeks led peak 2 +1 taken

Kentucky Wildcats

Kroger Field

0 weeks led peak 2 +1 taken

Marshall Thundering Herd

Fairfield Stadium

0 weeks led peak 2 +1 taken

Minnesota Golden Gophers

Memorial Stadium

0 weeks led peak 2 +1 taken

Navy Midshipmen

Jack Stephens Field at Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium

0 weeks led peak 2 +2 taken

North Texas Mean Green

Fouts Field

0 weeks led peak 2 +1 taken

Northern Illinois Huskies

Huskie Stadium

0 weeks led peak 2 +1 taken

Pacific Tigers

Pacific Memorial Stadium

0 weeks led peak 2 +2 taken

Purdue Boilermakers

Ross–Ade Stadium

0 weeks led peak 2 +3 taken

Richmond Spiders

E. Claiborne Robins Stadium

0 weeks led peak 2 +1 taken

Rutgers Scarlet Knights

Rutgers Stadium

0 weeks led peak 2 +1 taken

Tennessee Volunteers

Neyland Stadium

0 weeks led peak 2 +2 taken

Texas A&M Aggies

Kyle Field

0 weeks led peak 2 +1 taken

Villanova Wildcats

Villanova Stadium

0 weeks led peak 2 +2 taken

Virginia Cavaliers

Scott Stadium

0 weeks led peak 2 +1 taken

VMI Keydets

Alumni Memorial Field

0 weeks led peak 2 +2 taken

Washington State Cougars

Martin Stadium

0 weeks led peak 2 +2 taken

Western Carolina Catamounts

Bob Waters Field at E. J. Whitmire Stadium

0 weeks led peak 2 +1 taken

Tennessee State

Hale Stadium

0 weeks led peak 1 +0 taken

Air Force Falcons

Falcon Stadium

0 weeks led peak 1 +0 taken

Arkansas State Red Wolves

Centennial Bank Stadium

0 weeks led peak 1 +0 taken

Bowling Green State Falcons

Doyt Perry Stadium

0 weeks led peak 1 +0 taken

Brown Bears

Brown Stadium

0 weeks led peak 1 +0 taken

California Golden Bears

California Memorial Stadium

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

Drake Bulldogs

Drake Stadium

0 weeks led peak 1 +0 taken

East Tennessee State Buccaneers

William B. Greene Jr. Stadium

0 weeks led peak 1 +0 taken

Eastern Michigan Eagles

Rynearson Stadium

0 weeks led peak 1 +0 taken

Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets

Bobby Dodd Stadium

0 weeks led peak 1 +0 taken

Hawai'i Rainbow Warriors

Clarence Ching Athletics Complex

0 weeks led peak 1 +0 taken

Illinois State Redbirds

Hancock Stadium

0 weeks led peak 1 +0 taken

Indiana Hoosiers

Tenth Street Stadium

0 weeks led peak 1 +0 taken

Kansas State Wildcats

Bill Snyder Family Football Stadium

0 weeks led peak 1 +0 taken

Kent State Golden Flashes

Dix Stadium

0 weeks led peak 1 +0 taken

Lamar Cardinals

Provost Umphrey Stadium

0 weeks led peak 1 +0 taken

UL Monroe Warhawks

Malone Stadium

0 weeks led peak 1 +1 taken

Louisiana Tech Bulldogs

Joe Aillet Stadium

0 weeks led peak 1 +0 taken

Louisville Cardinals

Fairgrounds Stadium

0 weeks led peak 1 +0 taken

Memphis Tigers

Mid-South Coliseum

0 weeks led peak 1 +0 taken

Ole Miss Rebels

Hemingway Stadium

0 weeks led peak 1 +0 taken

New Mexico State Aggies

Aggie Memorial Stadium

0 weeks led peak 1 +0 taken

Northwestern Wildcats

Dyche Stadium

0 weeks led peak 1 +0 taken

Oklahoma State Cowboys

Boone Pickens Stadium

0 weeks led peak 1 +0 taken

Oregon State Beavers

Reser Stadium

0 weeks led peak 1 +0 taken

Pennsylvania Quakers

Franklin Field

0 weeks led peak 1 +0 taken

San Diego State Aztecs

San Diego Stadium

0 weeks led peak 1 +0 taken

Southern Illinois Salukis

McAndrew Stadium

0 weeks led peak 1 +0 taken

Syracuse Orange

Carrier Dome

0 weeks led peak 1 +0 taken

Temple Owls

Veterans Stadium

0 weeks led peak 1 +0 taken

UT Arlington Mavericks

Maverick Stadium

0 weeks led peak 1 +0 taken

TCU Horned Frogs

Amon G. Carter Stadium

0 weeks led peak 1 +0 taken

UTEP Miners

Sun Bowl Stadium

0 weeks led peak 1 +0 taken

Toledo Rockets

Glass Bowl

0 weeks led peak 1 +0 taken

Tulane Green Wave

Louisiana Superdome

0 weeks led peak 1 +0 taken

Tulsa Golden Hurricane

Skelly Field at H. A. Chapman Stadium

0 weeks led peak 1 +0 taken

Vanderbilt Commodores

FirstBank Stadium

0 weeks led peak 1 +0 taken

West Texas State

Happy State Bank Stadium

0 weeks led peak 1 +1 taken

William & Mary Tribe

Zable Stadium

0 weeks led peak 1 +0 taken

Wisconsin Badgers

Camp Randall Stadium

0 weeks led peak 1 +0 taken

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