Week 9 2026 · Sat, 10/31, 3:00 PM EDT

UConn vs Air Force: 27K sq mi on the line

UConn puts its whole empire on the line: 27K sq mi across 33 counties in Florida, New York, Pennsylvania and 2 more states, home to 16.7M people. If Air Force wins, it takes all of it and becomes the 21st-largest empire. If UConn wins, nothing changes hands.

UConn

21st-largest empire · FBS Independents

land: 27K sq mi; land
counties: 33; counties
people: 16.7M; people

Land at stake

Florida 16K sq mi New York 7,539 sq mi Pennsylvania 1,780 sq mi New Jersey 974 sq mi Connecticut 653 sq mi

Biggest counties: Miami-Dade County, FL, Hillsborough County, FL, Bronx County, NY, Westchester County, NY, Bergen County, NJ, Pinellas County, FL

Air Force

No land · Mountain West

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

Win and take 27K sq mi: Air Force becomes the 21st-largest empire at 27K sq mi.

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

Recent meetings

2025 · WK 12UConn 26–16 over Air Force20K sq mi

Week 9 empire map How conquests work