Pennsylvania college football empire map · after Week 1 · Sep 3–7, 2026
Who owned Pennsylvania? Penn State.
Penn State controls 40.8% of Pennsylvania's land: 27 of its 67 counties. Pittsburgh is next with 16.5% (11 counties, home to 2.48M people). 11 schools split the state at kickoff; 11 remain now.
Pennsylvania, by empire
| Empire | Land | Counties | People |
|---|---|---|---|
| Penn State | 40.8% | 27 | 2.02M |
| Pittsburgh | 16.5% | 11 | 2.48M |
| Delaware | 10.3% | 6 | 2.32M |
| South Carolina | 5.6% | 3 | 458K |
| West Virginia | 5.4% | 3 | 230K |
| Syracuse | 5.3% | 3 | 124K |
| Massachusetts | 5.1% | 4 | 887K |
| Temple | 4.0% | 5 | 4.07M |
| Army | 3.9% | 3 | 331K |
| Buffalo | 2.0% | 1 | 37K |
| Maryland | 1.1% | 1 | 108K |
Owners of Pennsylvania land, by week
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