Week 1 2026 · Final · Thu, 9/3
Illinois 42, UAB 23
Illinois takes 8,827 sq mi
Illinois beat UAB 42–23 and took 8,827 sq mi (12 counties), home to 1.59M people. That made Illinois the 23rd-largest empire.
UAB
2389th-largest empire · American Athletic
- land
- 8,827 sq mi
- land
- counties
- 12
- counties
- people
- 1.59M
- people
Land held before the game
Biggest counties: Jefferson County, AL, Shelby County, AL, Morgan County, AL, St. Clair County, AL, Cullman County, AL, Talladega County, AL
Illinois
4235th-largest empire · Big Ten
- land
- 26K sq mi
- land
- counties
- 42
- counties
- people
- 2.14M
- people
Land held before the game
Biggest counties: Madison County, IL, Champaign County, IL, Sangamon County, IL, Peoria County, IL, McLean County, IL, Tazewell County, IL
