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Week 1 2026 · Final · Sat, 9/5

Memphis 42, Arkansas State 24

Memphis takes 30K sq mi

Memphis beat Arkansas State 42–24 and took 30K sq mi (50 counties), home to 1.67M people. That made Memphis the 5th-largest empire.

32nd-largest empire · Sun Belt

24

land: 30K sq mi; land
counties: 50; counties
people: 1.67M; people

Land held before the game

Arkansas 15K sq mi Missouri 11K sq mi Illinois 1,483 sq mi Tennessee 1,283 sq mi Kentucky 956 sq mi

Biggest counties: Pulaski County, AR, Faulkner County, AR, Craighead County, AR, Cape Girardeau County, MO, White County, AR, Lonoke County, AR

6th-largest empire · American Athletic

42

land: 101K sq mi; land
counties: 27; counties
people: 6.79M; people

Land held before the game

Nevada 37K sq mi California 30K sq mi Arizona 13K sq mi Utah 9,839 sq mi Tennessee 5,385 sq mi Arkansas 4,279 sq mi

Biggest counties: Clark County, NV, San Bernardino County, CA, Shelby County, TN, Mohave County, AZ, Washington County, UT, DeSoto County, MS

Arkansas State and Memphis's land on the empire map before the game. — The map just before kickoff, with both teams in color.

Week 1 empire map How conquests work