Nebraska college football empire map · after Week 5 · Oct 1–3, 2026

Who owned Nebraska? Nebraska.

Nebraska controls 63.0% of Nebraska's land: 71 of its 93 counties. BYU 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 5.

Nebraska, by empire

EmpireLandCountiesPeople
Nebraska63.0%711.9M
BYU37.0%22109K

Owners of Nebraska land, by week

322222

Largest Nebraska counties