Northern Illinois holds no land on the 2026 college football imperialism map after Week 8. Its largest empire was 509,045 mi² (286 counties) in 1990. It has held land in 58 seasons since 1969 and fought 121 battles for land.
Right now · 2026
Landless
nothing seeded this season
Home soil
8,835 mi²
the counties nearest the stadium
Seasons with land
58
never finished #1
Battles for land
121
Recent campaigns
Season by season
- 2026seeded 8,835 mi² · peak 8,835 mi² (Preseason) · landless at the end · 0–1 in land battles
- 2025seeded 8,835 mi² · peak 8,835 mi² (Preseason) · landless at the end · 0–1 in land battles
- 2024seeded 8,835 mi² · peak 20,929 mi² (Week 2) · landless at the end · 1–1 in land battles
- 2023seeded 8,835 mi² · peak 52,614 mi² (Week 1) · finished 6,591 mi² · #12 · 3–2 in land battles
- 2022seeded 8,835 mi² · peak 8,835 mi² (Preseason) · landless at the end · 0–1 in land battles
- 2021seeded 8,835 mi² · peak 16,791 mi² (Week 1) · landless at the end · 1–1 in land battles
- 2020seeded 8,835 mi² · peak 8,835 mi² (Preseason) · landless at the end · 0–1 in land battles
- 2019seeded 8,835 mi² · peak 53,544 mi² (Week 12) · landless at the end · 1–2 in land battles
58 seasons on the map since 1969
Rivalries
Land exchanged
- Fresno State4 battles · took 774,408 mi² · lost 33,995 mi²
- East Carolina1 battles · took 0 mi² · lost 509,045 mi²
- Central Michigan6 battles · took 373,063 mi² · lost 21,563 mi²
- Toledo10 battles · took 137,035 mi² · lost 181,368 mi²
Campaigns
Season by season
Opening the ledgers…