Valparaiso holds 209 counties (425,682 mi²) on the 2026 FCS imperialism map after Week 8, the No. 4 empire. Its largest empire was 425,682 mi² (209 counties) in 2026. It has held land in 24 seasons since 2003 and fought 31 battles for land.
Right now · 2026 · FCS
425,682 mi²
209 counties · empire #4
Home soil
60,077 mi²
the counties nearest the stadium
Seasons with land
24
never finished #1
Battles for land
31
Recent campaigns
Season by season
- 2026seeded 60,077 mi² · peak 425,682 mi² (Week 8) · holds 425,682 mi² · #4 · 2–2 in land battles
- 2025seeded 60,077 mi² · peak 60,077 mi² (Preseason) · landless at the end · 0–1 in land battles
- 2024seeded 60,077 mi² · peak 60,077 mi² (Preseason) · landless at the end · 0–1 in land battles
- 2023seeded 64,199 mi² · peak 64,199 mi² (Preseason) · landless at the end · 0–1 in land battles
- 2022seeded 64,199 mi² · peak 64,199 mi² (Preseason) · landless at the end · 0–1 in land battles
- 2021seeded 64,199 mi² · peak 64,199 mi² (Preseason) · landless at the end · 0–1 in land battles
- 2020seeded 74,034 mi² · peak 102,364 mi² (Week 6) · landless at the end · 2–2 in land battles
- 2019seeded 72,453 mi² · peak 72,453 mi² (Preseason) · landless at the end · 0–1 in land battles
24 seasons on the map since 2003
Rivalries
Land exchanged
- Drake6 battles · took 128,510 mi² · lost 319,723 mi²
- Presbyterian1 battles · took 425,682 mi² · lost 0 mi²
- Youngstown State3 battles · took 0 mi² · lost 209,105 mi²
- Eastern Kentucky2 battles · took 0 mi² · lost 144,906 mi²
Campaigns
Season by season
Opening the ledgers…