Texas college football empire map · after Week 9 · Oct 21–25, 2025
Who owned Texas? Houston.
Houston controls 32.9% of Texas's land: 87 of its 254 counties. Texas A&M is next with 32.6% (59 counties, home to 6.3M people). 15 schools split the state at kickoff; 8 remain now. Baylor, SMU, North Texas, Rice, Sam Houston, Texas State, Texas Tech, UTEP, TCU, UTSA hold none of it.
Texas, by empire
| Empire | Land | Counties | People |
|---|---|---|---|
| Houston | 32.9% | 87 | 9.24M |
| Texas A&M | 32.6% | 59 | 6.3M |
| BYU | 13.7% | 48 | 9.25M |
| Miami (OH) | 5.8% | 17 | 1.38M |
| Texas | 5.4% | 15 | 1M |
| Ohio State | 4.1% | 11 | 2.35M |
| Memphis | 3.5% | 10 | 1.51M |
| Georgia | 2.1% | 7 | 259K |
Owners of Texas land, by week
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