Nebraska college football empire map · after Week 1 · Sep 3–7, 2026

Who owned Nebraska? Nebraska.

Nebraska controls 63.0% of Nebraska's land: 71 of its 93 counties. Colorado State is next with 37.0% (22 counties, home to 109K people). 3 schools split the state at kickoff; 2 remain now.

Nebraska counties by owner after Week 1.

Nebraska, by empire

EmpireLandCountiesPeople
Nebraska63.0%711.9M
Colorado State37.0%22109K

Owners of Nebraska land, by week

32

Largest Nebraska counties