Sam Houston Bearkats Imperialism Map History

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Peak: 2 territories, Regular Season Week 1, 2024

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weeks as map leader

longest reign (weeks)

map titles

territories conquered

largest empire (2024)

All-Time College Football Map Leaders

Ranked by weeks as map leader: time spent holding more territory than any other franchise. Reign = longest unbroken streak on top. Titles = seasons ended on top. Conquered = territories ever taken. Biggest week = most taken at once.

#	Franchise	Weeks Led	Longest Reign	Titles	Conquered	Biggest Week	Peak	Seasons
1	Alabama Crimson Tide	92	10	7	1283	+35	85	123
2	Princeton Tigers	87	10	5	401	+11	19	91
3	Notre Dame Fighting Irish	68	11	6	995	+21	36	131
4	USC Trojans	64	8	8	1119	+26	38	112
5	Michigan Wolverines	62	13	4	965	+27	74	138
6	Texas Longhorns	61	13	4	994	+28	28	126
7	Georgia Bulldogs	59	9	6	881	+31	45	123
8	Florida Gators	50	13	5	789	+38	51	115
9	Pennsylvania Quakers	49	6	4	300	+9	15	94
10	Ohio State Buckeyes	48	6	7	1073	+61	70	128
11	Miami Hurricanes	47	9	4	656	+22	35	96
12	Oklahoma Sooners	46	11	2	978	+18	30	125
13	LSU Tigers	43	15	1	779	+25	51	123
14	Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets	40	5	5	714	+27	27	125
15	Tennessee Volunteers	36	8	4	678	+17	38	123
16	Pittsburgh Panthers	35	7	1	577	+25	25	128
17	Auburn Tigers	34	13	4	671	+24	38	124
18	Nebraska Cornhuskers	34	10	3	759	+28	52	129
19	Harvard Crimson	32	9	5	309	+12	19	92
20	Ole Miss Rebels	31	10	1	429	+17	17	124
21	Yale Bulldogs	30	8	7	379	+12	17	92
22	Michigan State Spartans	30	7	0	611	+27	35	122
23	Penn State Nittany Lions	29	6	2	820	+19	26	139
24	Florida State Seminoles	29	6	2	579	+26	34	72
25	Minnesota Golden Gophers	28	9	0	580	+23	25	135
26	Texas A&M Aggies	27	6	1	584	+27	27	125
27	Wisconsin Badgers	23	6	3	589	+27	27	135
28	Purdue Boilermakers	23	8	2	430	+24	24	135
29	Duke Blue Devils	23	6	0	330	+13	17	108
30	Army Black Knights	20	8	2	386	+10	25	135
31	California Golden Bears	16	5	2	447	+22	23	112
32	Colgate Raiders	16	7	2	182	+17	17	86
33	North Carolina Tar Heels	16	5	0	438	+11	15	127
34	Clemson Tigers	15	3	2	623	+41	73	125
35	Lafayette Leopards	15	7	2	94	+12	17	62
36	Illinois Fighting Illini	15	8	1	439	+12	17	135
37	West Virginia Mountaineers	15	4	1	491	+36	38	124
38	Cornell Big Red	14	3	0	192	+8	12	93
39	Kansas Jayhawks	13	6	0	352	+17	17	131
40	UCLA Bruins	12	5	2	581	+30	30	102
41	Washington State Cougars	12	6	0	308	+14	14	111
42	Oregon Ducks	11	3	2	581	+23	44	109
43	Vanderbilt Commodores	11	9	1	293	+10	16	124
44	Northwestern Wildcats	11	7	0	345	+25	25	133
45	Colorado Buffaloes	11	2	0	519	+17	26	125
46	Syracuse Orange	10	4	1	417	+12	20	135
47	Utah State Aggies	10	10	1	177	+16	16	120
48	Oregon State Beavers	10	10	1	353	+16	16	110
49	Iowa Hawkeyes	10	4	0	569	+16	22	133
50	Mississippi State Bulldogs	10	8	0	316	+14	22	124
51	Washington Huskies	9	2	1	660	+22	27	112
52	Chicago Maroons	9	7	1	154	+7	19	48
53	Kansas State Wildcats	9	4	0	334	+18	21	125
54	TCU Horned Frogs	9	5	0	478	+24	27	123
55	Baylor Bears	9	3	0	433	+19	24	121
56	Coastal Carolina Chanticleers	9	9	0	23	+7	15	10
57	Navy Midshipmen	8	2	1	423	+14	24	139
58	Missouri Tigers	8	2	0	462	+20	20	129
59	Cincinnati Bearcats	8	8	0	187	+18	18	113
60	Stanford Cardinal	7	2	1	593	+22	24	109
61	Rutgers Scarlet Knights	7	5	0	182	+18	18	134
62	Texas Tech Red Raiders	7	4	0	413	+17	19	101
63	Virginia Tech Hokies	6	4	0	397	+11	22	123
64	Rice Owls	6	5	0	296	+14	18	115
65	Miami RedHawks	5	4	1	185	+18	29	68
66	Virginia Cavaliers	5	3	0	340	+13	13	135
67	NC State Wolfpack	5	1	0	402	+12	16	125
68	Arizona State Sun Devils	5	4	0	386	+16	16	93
69	Georgetown Hoyas	5	2	0	91	+9	10	52
70	Maryland Terrapins	4	2	1	367	+20	20	120
71	South Carolina Gamecocks	4	2	0	389	+15	15	123
72	Arizona Wildcats	4	1	0	456	+16	18	102
73	Brown Bears	4	3	0	121	+7	17	93
74	Indiana Hoosiers	3	3	1	310	+60	86	132
75	Iowa State Cyclones	3	2	0	283	+12	18	132
76	Utah Utes	3	1	0	507	+15	19	125
77	SMU Mustangs	3	1	0	335	+14	15	110
78	Houston Cougars	3	2	0	280	+21	27	78
79	Toledo Rockets	3	3	0	146	+7	9	65
80	Arkansas Razorbacks	2	1	0	529	+16	21	124
81	New Mexico Lobos	2	2	0	146	+9	9	109
82	New Mexico State Aggies	2	1	0	50	+4	4	84
83	Air Force Falcons	2	1	0	165	+11	12	70
84	Memphis Tigers	2	1	0	146	+9	9	67
85	Tulane Green Wave	1	1	0	279	+8	15	123
86	Boston College Eagles	1	1	0	280	+26	30	116
87	Tulsa Golden Hurricane	1	1	0	180	+16	17	111
88	BYU Cougars	1	1	0	307	+11	16	102
89	Dartmouth Big Green	1	1	0	210	+9	12	94
90	San José State Spartans	1	1	0	114	+7	13	77
91	Villanova Wildcats	1	1	0	87	+6	8	76
92	Lehigh Mountain Hawks	1	1	0	44	+4	5	60
93	Denver Pioneers	1	1	0	85	+5	7	59
94	Bucknell Bison	1	1	0	41	+6	7	58
95	Fresno State Bulldogs	1	1	0	143	+12	16	58
96	Central Michigan Chippewas	1	1	0	83	+5	9	52
97	Louisiana Tech Bulldogs	1	1	0	82	+12	12	45
98	Boise State Broncos	1	1	0	130	+16	16	31
99	South Florida Bulls	1	1	0	62	+11	11	26
100	UTSA Roadrunners	1	1	0	23	+6	9	15
101	Liberty Flames	1	1	0	28	+15	15	9
102	Colorado State Rams	0	0	0	237	+8	11	123
103	Kentucky Wildcats	0	0	0	362	+10	18	123
104	Wyoming Cowboys	0	0	0	254	+9	13	120
105	Wake Forest Demon Deacons	0	0	0	213	+8	14	119
106	Oklahoma State Cowboys	0	0	0	342	+18	18	115
107	UTEP Miners	0	0	0	88	+5	7	94
108	Holy Cross Crusaders	0	0	0	123	+6	8	85
109	Idaho Vandals	0	0	0	60	+10	10	82
110	VMI Keydets	0	0	0	84	+5	6	81
111	Richmond Spiders	0	0	0	69	+8	10	76
112	William & Mary Tribe	0	0	0	82	+7	8	75
113	Columbia Lions	0	0	0	92	+5	6	74
114	Ohio Bobcats	0	0	0	125	+7	10	67
115	Louisville Cardinals	0	0	0	158	+8	8	66
116	Bowling Green State Falcons	0	0	0	140	+10	10	65
117	Kent State Golden Flashes	0	0	0	68	+7	8	65
118	Southern Miss Golden Eagles	0	0	0	149	+8	8	65
119	Western Michigan Broncos	0	0	0	116	+6	6	65
120	Wichita State	0	0	0	50	+5	6	65
121	The Citadel Bulldogs	0	0	0	33	+6	6	64
122	East Carolina Pirates	0	0	0	106	+7	9	61
123	Davidson Wildcats	0	0	0	30	+3	4	60
124	Pacific Tigers	0	0	0	50	+7	7	59
125	Northern Illinois Huskies	0	0	0	103	+12	12	58
126	San Diego State Aztecs	0	0	0	145	+16	16	58
127	North Texas Mean Green	0	0	0	75	+9	9	57
128	Temple Owls	0	0	0	83	+6	7	56
129	Furman Paladins	0	0	0	52	+4	5	55
130	Hawai'i Rainbow Warriors	0	0	0	88	+11	11	53
131	Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns	0	0	0	75	+7	11	53
132	Ball State Cardinals	0	0	0	95	+13	19	52
133	New York University	0	0	0	29	+4	5	52
134	Eastern Michigan Eagles	0	0	0	63	+9	9	51
135	Marquette Warriors	0	0	0	44	+6	7	50
136	Marshall Thundering Herd	0	0	0	62	+6	6	50
137	UNLV Rebels	0	0	0	72	+9	9	49
138	Montana Grizzlies	0	0	0	19	+2	3	48
139	Fordham Rams	0	0	0	63	+6	9	46
140	Detroit Mercy	0	0	0	58	+10	12	45
141	Colorado College	0	0	0	84	+7	7	44
142	Arkansas State Red Wolves	0	0	0	44	+5	7	42
143	Akron Zips	0	0	0	23	+3	4	40
144	UL Monroe Warhawks	0	0	0	35	+5	5	40
145	Hardin-Simmons Cowboys	0	0	0	33	+4	5	39
146	Buffalo Bulls	0	0	0	44	+5	6	37
147	Nevada Wolf Pack	0	0	0	53	+6	8	37
148	UCF Knights	0	0	0	84	+6	13	31
149	Montana State Bobcats	0	0	0	13	+2	3	31
150	UAB Blazers	0	0	0	32	+5	5	29
151	Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders	0	0	0	23	+7	7	28
152	UConn Huskies	0	0	0	42	+5	5	26
153	Northern Colorado Bears	0	0	0	14	+4	5	26
154	Troy Trojans	0	0	0	38	+5	7	25
155	West Texas A&M	0	0	0	29	+5	5	24
156	App State Mountaineers	0	0	0	59	+10	10	21
157	Boston University	0	0	0	15	+5	6	21
158	Dayton Flyers	0	0	0	20	+2	3	21
159	Florida Atlantic Owls	0	0	0	18	+5	5	21
160	Florida International Panthers	0	0	0	12	+4	4	21
161	Long Beach State	0	0	0	20	+6	6	19
162	Cal State Fullerton	0	0	0	9	+4	4	18
163	Western Kentucky Hilltoppers	0	0	0	26	+5	5	18
164	Massachusetts Minutemen	0	0	0	3	+1	2	15
165	Northern Arizona Lumberjacks	0	0	0	7	+1	4	15
166	South Alabama Jaguars	0	0	0	22	+5	5	15
167	Texas State Bobcats	0	0	0	9	+2	3	15
168	Georgia State Panthers	0	0	0	11	+3	3	14
169	Xavier Musketeers	0	0	0	14	+4	4	14
170	Georgia Southern Eagles	0	0	0	22	+4	5	13
171	Charlotte 49ers	0	0	0	3	+1	2	12
172	Old Dominion Monarchs	0	0	0	9	+2	2	12
173	UT Arlington Mavericks	0	0	0	27	+7	7	10
174	Drake Bulldogs	0	0	0	7	+2	3	9
175	Southern Illinois Salukis	0	0	0	15	+3	3	9
176	Lamar Cardinals	0	0	0	2	+1	2	8
177	McNeese Cowboys	0	0	0	38	+11	11	7
178	Illinois State Redbirds	0	0	0	14	+9	9	6
179	Indiana State Sycamores	0	0	0	7	+2	4	6
180	Chattanooga Mocs	0	0	0	10	+4	6	5
181	James Madison Dukes	0	0	0	7	+2	4	5
182	Western Carolina Catamounts	0	0	0	4	+2	2	5
183	Duquesne Dukes	0	0	0	0	–	1	4
184	East Tennessee State Buccaneers	0	0	0	3	+2	2	4
185	Jacksonville State Gamecocks	0	0	0	8	+4	4	4
⋯
186	Sam Houston Bearkats This team	0	0	0	1	+1	2	4
187	Tennessee State	0	0	0	2	+1	3	4
188	Kennesaw State Owls	0	0	0	6	+4	4	3
189	Merchant Marine	0	0	0	1	+1	1	3
190	Delaware Blue Hens	0	0	0	0	–	1	2
191	Loyola Marymount	0	0	0	3	+3	4	2
192	Missouri State Bears	0	0	0	0	–	1	2
193	Alcorn State Braves	0	0	0	0	–	1	1
194	Centenary (LA)	0	0	0	0	–	1	1
195	Grambling Tigers	0	0	0	0	–	1	1
196	Jackson State Tigers	0	0	0	0	–	1	1
197	North Dakota State Bison	0	0	0	2	+1	3	1
198	Sacramento State Hornets	0	0	0	0	–	1	1
199	Western Reserve	0	0	0	0	–	1	1

Sam Houston Bearkats Seasons

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Sam Houston Bearkats in the 2020s

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Led: 0 of 16 weeks
Conquered: 0
Peak: 1 territories

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Led: 0 of 17 weeks
Conquered: 0
Peak: 1 territories

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Led: 0 of 17 weeks
Conquered: 1
Peak: 2 territories

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Led: 0 of 21 weeks
Conquered: 0
Peak: 1 territories

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Team & Stadium History

Every name and league this franchise has played under

Sam Houston Bearkats (College Football, 1919, 1922-1936, 1939, 1941, 1948, 1950, 1981, 1987-1988, 1990, 1992-1993, 1996-2003, 2005-2015, 2019, 2022-2026)
Sam Houston Normal (College Football, 1919)
Sam Houston Normal Bear Cats (College Football, 1922)
Sam Houston State Bearkats (College Football, 1923-1936, 1939, 1941, 1948, 1950, 1981, 1987-1988, 1990, 1992-1993, 1996-2003, 2005-2015, 2019)

1912–1920 Sam Houston Normal
1919–1981 Home venue unknown
1921–1922 Sam Houston Normal Bear Cats
1923–2020 Sam Houston State Bearkats
1987–2024 Played at Bowers Stadium
2021–present Sam Houston Bearkats
2025 Played at Shell Energy Stadium
2026–present Played at Bowers Stadium

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