Youngstown State holds 581 counties (444,647 mi²) on the 2026 FCS imperialism map after Week 8, the No. 3 empire. Its largest empire was 2,978,972 mi² (2,233 counties) in 2016. It has held land in 24 seasons since 1977 and fought 81 battles for land.
Right now · 2026 · FCS
444,647 mi²
581 counties · empire #3
Home soil
12,680 mi²
the counties nearest the stadium
Seasons with land
24
never finished #1
Battles for land
81
Recent campaigns
Season by season
- 2026seeded 12,680 mi² · peak 444,647 mi² (Week 7) · holds 444,647 mi² · #3 · 5–1 in land battles
- 2025seeded 12,680 mi² · peak 49,779 mi² (Week 4) · landless at the end · 3–1 in land battles
- 2024seeded 12,680 mi² · peak 12,680 mi² (Preseason) · landless at the end · 0–1 in land battles
- 2023seeded 21,942 mi² · peak 106,213 mi² (Week 3) · landless at the end · 3–2 in land battles
- 2022seeded 21,942 mi² · peak 346,566 mi² (Week 9) · landless at the end · 3–2 in land battles
- 2021seeded 21,942 mi² · peak 304,527 mi² (Week 6) · landless at the end · 2–2 in land battles
- 2020seeded 30,511 mi² · peak 30,511 mi² (Preseason) · landless at the end · 0–1 in land battles
- 2019seeded 21,942 mi² · peak 72,335 mi² (Week 5) · landless at the end · 4–1 in land battles
24 seasons on the map since 1977
Rivalries
Land exchanged
- James Madison1 battles · took 0 mi² · lost 2,978,972 mi²
- Eastern Washington1 battles · took 2,563,695 mi² · lost 0 mi²
- Missouri State8 battles · took 740,117 mi² · lost 751,120 mi²
- Northern Iowa7 battles · took 311,725 mi² · lost 838,142 mi²
The almanac
Also on the FBS map
10 seasons with land since 1977 · a raider from below
Campaigns
Season by season
Opening the ledgers…