Week 9 2026 · Sat, 10/31, 8:00 PM EDT

Army vs Memphis: 15K sq mi on the line

Army puts its whole empire on the line: 15K sq mi across 26 counties in New York, Maryland, Delaware and 2 more states, home to 5.27M people. If Memphis wins, it takes all of it and becomes the 23rd-largest empire. If Army wins, nothing changes hands.

Army

23rd-largest empire · American Athletic

land: 15K sq mi; land
counties: 26; counties
people: 5.27M; people

Land at stake

New York 7,800 sq mi Maryland 5,151 sq mi Delaware 974 sq mi Pennsylvania 902 sq mi Virginia 199 sq mi

Biggest counties: Erie County, NY, Baltimore County, MD, Monroe County, NY, Anne Arundel County, MD, Baltimore County, MD, Sussex County, DE

Memphis

No land · American Athletic

land: 0 sq mi; land
counties: 0; counties
people: 0; people

Win and take 15K sq mi: Memphis becomes the 23rd-largest empire at 15K sq mi.

Army and Memphis's land on the empire map going into the game. — The map going into the game, with both teams in color.

Week 9 empire map How conquests work