Western Colorado holds 104 counties (197,208 mi²) on the 2026 D-II imperialism map after Week 8, the No. 5 empire. Its largest empire was 1,198,508 mi² (337 counties) in 2025. It has held land in 6 seasons since 1924 and fought 21 battles for land.
Right now · 2026 · D-II
197,208 mi²
104 counties · empire #5
Home soil
7,847 mi²
the counties nearest the stadium
Seasons with land
6
never finished #1
Battles for land
21
Recent campaigns
Season by season
- 2026seeded 7,847 mi² · peak 197,208 mi² (Week 8) · holds 197,208 mi² · #5 · 3–0 in land battles
- 2025seeded 7,847 mi² · peak 1,198,508 mi² (Bowls 13) · landless at the end · 3–2 in land battles
- 2024seeded 7,847 mi² · peak 85,775 mi² (Week 7) · landless at the end · 2–1 in land battles
- 2023seeded 7,847 mi² · peak 387,464 mi² (Week 6) · landless at the end · 3–1 in land battles
- 2022seeded 7,847 mi² · peak 7,847 mi² (Preseason) · landless at the end · 0–1 in land battles
- 2021seeded 7,847 mi² · peak 591,400 mi² (Week 9) · landless at the end · 3–2 in land battles
Rivalries
Land exchanged
- UT Permian Basin2 battles · took 55,741 mi² · lost 1,198,508 mi²
- Central Washington1 battles · took 1,198,508 mi² · lost 0 mi²
- Colorado Mesa2 battles · took 615,833 mi² · lost 0 mi²
- Colorado School of Mines2 battles · took 0 mi² · lost 599,826 mi²
Also on the FBS map
14 seasons with land since 1924 · a raider from below
Also on the FCS map
1 season with land since 2026
- 2026peak 55,013 mi² (Week 3) · holds 55,013 mi² · #10
Campaigns
Season by season
Opening the ledgers…