1987 College Football Imperialism Map

Clemson Tigers35–10Penn State Nittany Lions+19 territories
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Miami Hurricanes20–14Oklahoma Sooners+15 territories
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Michigan State Spartans20–17USC Trojans+4 territories

Territory Changes

Team Territory Control

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

Final standings: the Miami Hurricanes finished on top with 35 of 104 territories (33.7%).

Team Territories Controlled
Miami Hurricanes 35 (33.7%)
Clemson Tigers 19 (18.3%)
Syracuse Orange 18 (17.3%)
Michigan State Spartans 9 (8.7%)
Iowa Hawkeyes 8 (7.7%)
Florida State Seminoles 5 (4.8%)
Houston Cougars 4 (3.8%)
Western Michigan Broncos 4 (3.8%)
Eastern Michigan Eagles 2 (1.9%)

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Season Records

The standout territory feats of the season.

Biggest Land Grab
+19
Penn State Nittany Lions
in a single week (2-13)
Longest Reign
5
Miami Hurricanes
straight weeks as leader
Most Conquered
34
Miami Hurricanes
territories taken all season
Biggest Collapse
−19
Notre Dame Fighting Irish
lost in one week (2-13)

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.

Miami Hurricanes

Orange Bowl

5 weeks led peak 35 +34 taken

Syracuse Orange

Carrier Dome

4 weeks led peak 18 +17 taken

Tennessee Volunteers

Neyland Stadium

3 weeks led peak 5 +4 taken

Penn State Nittany Lions

Beaver Stadium

2 weeks led peak 19 +30 taken

Notre Dame Fighting Irish

Notre Dame Stadium

1 week led peak 19 +22 taken

Clemson Tigers

Memorial Stadium

0 weeks led peak 19 +31 taken

Oklahoma Sooners

Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial Stadium

0 weeks led peak 15 +14 taken

South Carolina Gamecocks

Williams–Brice Stadium

0 weeks led peak 13 +13 taken

Alabama Crimson Tide

Bryant–Denny Stadium

0 weeks led peak 12 +15 taken

NC State Wolfpack

Carter–Finley Stadium

0 weeks led peak 10 +10 taken

Michigan State Spartans

Spartan Stadium

0 weeks led peak 9 +10 taken

Nebraska Cornhuskers

Memorial Stadium

0 weeks led peak 9 +8 taken

Iowa Hawkeyes

Kinnick Stadium

0 weeks led peak 8 +9 taken

Indiana Hoosiers

Tenth Street Stadium

0 weeks led peak 8 +9 taken

LSU Tigers

Tiger Stadium

0 weeks led peak 7 +6 taken

Florida State Seminoles

Doak Campbell Stadium

0 weeks led peak 5 +8 taken

Air Force Falcons

Falcon Stadium

0 weeks led peak 5 +5 taken

Auburn Tigers

Jordan–Hare Stadium

0 weeks led peak 5 +4 taken

Duke Blue Devils

Wallace Wade Stadium

0 weeks led peak 5 +4 taken

Ohio State Buckeyes

Ohio Stadium

0 weeks led peak 5 +4 taken

Temple Owls

Veterans Stadium

0 weeks led peak 5 +6 taken

Virginia Cavaliers

Scott Stadium

0 weeks led peak 5 +5 taken

Houston Cougars

Robertson Stadium

0 weeks led peak 4 +4 taken

Western Michigan Broncos

Waldo Stadium

0 weeks led peak 4 +6 taken

Eastern Michigan Eagles

Rynearson Stadium

0 weeks led peak 4 +8 taken

Arkansas Razorbacks

Donald W. Reynolds Razorback Stadium

0 weeks led peak 4 +4 taken

Ball State Cardinals

Scheumann Stadium

0 weeks led peak 4 +4 taken

Boston College Eagles

Alumni Stadium

0 weeks led peak 4 +3 taken

Central Michigan Chippewas

Kelly/Shorts Stadium

0 weeks led peak 4 +4 taken

Florida Gators

Ben Hill Griffin Stadium

0 weeks led peak 4 +4 taken

Michigan Wolverines

Michigan Stadium

0 weeks led peak 4 +4 taken

Oklahoma State Cowboys

Boone Pickens Stadium

0 weeks led peak 4 +3 taken

Oregon Ducks

Autzen Stadium

0 weeks led peak 4 +5 taken

Pittsburgh Panthers

Pitt Stadium

0 weeks led peak 4 +5 taken

USC Trojans

Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum

0 weeks led peak 4 +10 taken

Texas Longhorns

Darrell K Royal–Texas Memorial Stadium

0 weeks led peak 4 +7 taken

Texas A&M Aggies

Kyle Field

0 weeks led peak 4 +4 taken

Texas Tech Red Raiders

Jones AT&T Stadium

0 weeks led peak 4 +4 taken

UCLA Bruins

Rose Bowl

0 weeks led peak 4 +5 taken

Washington State Cougars

Martin Stadium

0 weeks led peak 4 +3 taken

Akron Zips

Rubber Bowl

0 weeks led peak 3 +3 taken

Georgia Bulldogs

Sanford Stadium

0 weeks led peak 3 +3 taken

Kentucky Wildcats

Kroger Field

0 weeks led peak 3 +2 taken

Maryland Terrapins

SECU Stadium

0 weeks led peak 3 +3 taken

North Carolina Tar Heels

Chris Smith Field at Kenan Stadium

0 weeks led peak 3 +6 taken

Northern Illinois Huskies

Huskie Stadium

0 weeks led peak 3 +2 taken

Oregon State Beavers

Reser Stadium

0 weeks led peak 3 +3 taken

Rutgers Scarlet Knights

Rutgers Stadium

0 weeks led peak 3 +4 taken

San José State Spartans

CEFCU Stadium

0 weeks led peak 3 +3 taken

Utah Utes

Rice–Eccles Stadium

0 weeks led peak 3 +4 taken

Vanderbilt Commodores

FirstBank Stadium

0 weeks led peak 3 +2 taken

Wake Forest Demon Deacons

Allegacy Federal Credit Union Stadium

0 weeks led peak 3 +2 taken

Washington Huskies

Husky Stadium

0 weeks led peak 3 +4 taken

Wisconsin Badgers

Camp Randall Stadium

0 weeks led peak 3 +2 taken

Arizona State Sun Devils

Mountain America Stadium

0 weeks led peak 2 +2 taken

Army Black Knights

Blaik Field at Michie Stadium

0 weeks led peak 2 +1 taken

California Golden Bears

California Memorial Stadium

0 weeks led peak 2 +1 taken

Cincinnati Bearcats

Nippert Stadium

0 weeks led peak 2 +2 taken

East Carolina Pirates

Ficklen Memorial Stadium

0 weeks led peak 2 +1 taken

Hawai'i Rainbow Warriors

Clarence Ching Athletics Complex

0 weeks led peak 2 +1 taken

Louisville Cardinals

Cardinal Stadium

0 weeks led peak 2 +1 taken

Memphis Tigers

Mid-South Coliseum

0 weeks led peak 2 +1 taken

Miami RedHawks

Yager Stadium

0 weeks led peak 2 +2 taken

Mississippi State Bulldogs

Davis Wade Stadium

0 weeks led peak 2 +1 taken

Missouri Tigers

Faurot Field

0 weeks led peak 2 +1 taken

San Diego State Aztecs

Jack Murphy Stadium

0 weeks led peak 2 +2 taken

UTEP Miners

Sun Bowl Stadium

0 weeks led peak 2 +1 taken

West Virginia Mountaineers

Mountaineer Field

0 weeks led peak 2 +1 taken

Wyoming Cowboys

War Memorial Stadium

0 weeks led peak 2 +1 taken

Arizona Wildcats

Arizona Stadium

0 weeks led peak 1 +0 taken

Baylor Bears

Baylor Stadium

0 weeks led peak 1 +0 taken

Bowling Green State Falcons

Doyt Perry Stadium

0 weeks led peak 1 +1 taken

BYU Cougars

LaVell Edwards Stadium

0 weeks led peak 1 +0 taken

Cal State Fullerton

Glover Stadium/Dee Fee Field

0 weeks led peak 1 +1 taken

Colorado Buffaloes

Folsom Field

0 weeks led peak 1 +0 taken

Colorado State Rams

Hughes Stadium

0 weeks led peak 1 +0 taken

Fresno State Bulldogs

Valley Children’s Stadium

0 weeks led peak 1 +0 taken

Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets

Bobby Dodd Stadium

0 weeks led peak 1 +0 taken

Illinois Fighting Illini

Gies Memorial Stadium

0 weeks led peak 1 +0 taken

Iowa State Cyclones

Jack Trice Stadium

0 weeks led peak 1 +0 taken

Kansas Jayhawks

David Booth Kansas Memorial 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 +1 taken

Long Beach State

Veterans Memorial Stadium

0 weeks led peak 1 +0 taken

Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns

Cajun Field

0 weeks led peak 1 +1 taken

Minnesota Golden Gophers

Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome

0 weeks led peak 1 +0 taken

Ole Miss Rebels

Vaught–Hemingway Stadium

0 weeks led peak 1 +0 taken

Navy Midshipmen

Jack Stephens Field at Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium

0 weeks led peak 1 +0 taken

UNLV Rebels

Sam Boyd Stadium

0 weeks led peak 1 +0 taken

New Mexico Lobos

University 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

Ohio Bobcats

Peden Stadium

0 weeks led peak 1 +0 taken

Pacific Tigers

Pacific Memorial Stadium

0 weeks led peak 1 +0 taken

Purdue Boilermakers

Ross–Ade Stadium

0 weeks led peak 1 +0 taken

Rice Owls

Wendel D. Ley Track and Holloway Field

0 weeks led peak 1 +0 taken

Southern Miss Golden Eagles

M. M. Roberts Stadium

0 weeks led peak 1 +1 taken

Stanford Cardinal

Stanford Stadium

0 weeks led peak 1 +0 taken

TCU Horned Frogs

Amon G. Carter Stadium

0 weeks led peak 1 +0 taken

Toledo Rockets

Glass Bowl

0 weeks led peak 1 +2 taken

Tulane Green Wave

Louisiana Superdome

0 weeks led peak 1 +1 taken

Tulsa Golden Hurricane

Skelly Field at H. A. Chapman Stadium

0 weeks led peak 1 +0 taken

Utah State Aggies

Maverik Stadium

0 weeks led peak 1 +0 taken

Virginia Tech Hokies

Lane Stadium

0 weeks led peak 1 +0 taken

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