Most-watched College Football telecasts of 2016
Nielsen average audience, one figure per telecast; a final or revised figure replaces a preliminary one. Composites, peaks, reach and self-reported figures do not chart.
362
eligible telecasts
updated 2026-09-15
Most-watched College Football telecasts of 2016
1
CFP National Championship, Alabama vs Clemson
26,180,000
2
Washington Huskies at Alabama Crimson Tide
19,344,000
3
Ohio State Buckeyes at Clemson Tigers
19,237,000
4
Michigan Wolverines at Ohio State Buckeyes
16,841,000
5
Stanford Cardinal at Iowa Hawkeyes
13,552,000
6
Michigan Wolverines at Florida State Seminoles
11,461,000
7
Alabama Crimson Tide at Florida Gators
11,093,000
8
Notre Dame Fighting Irish at Texas Longhorns
10,945,000
9
Alabama Crimson Tide at LSU Tigers
10,385,000
10
Notre Dame Fighting Irish at Ohio State Buckeyes
9,759,000
11
Louisville Cardinals at Clemson Tigers
9,294,000
12
Wisconsin Badgers at Penn State Nittany Lions
9,189,000
13
Ohio State Buckeyes at Wisconsin Badgers
8,964,000
14
Oklahoma State Cowboys at Ole Miss Rebels
8,940,000
15
Michigan Wolverines at Florida Gators
8,761,000
16
Texas A&M Aggies at Alabama Crimson Tide
8,455,000
17
Ole Miss Rebels at Florida State Seminoles
8,354,000
18
Auburn Tigers at Alabama Crimson Tide
8,242,000
19
Alabama Crimson Tide at Ole Miss Rebels
8,169,000
20
USC Trojans at Alabama Crimson Tide
7,944,000
21
Navy Midshipmen at Army Black Knights
7,940,000
22
LSU Tigers at Wisconsin Badgers
7,832,000
23
Oregon Ducks at TCU Horned Frogs
7,414,000
24
Kansas State Wildcats at Arkansas Razorbacks
7,049,000
25
Wisconsin Badgers at Michigan Wolverines
6,851,000
26
Alabama Crimson Tide at Tennessee Volunteers
6,582,000
27
Tennessee Volunteers at Texas A&M Aggies
6,553,000
28
Ohio State Buckeyes at Penn State Nittany Lions
6,478,000
29
Michigan Wolverines at Iowa Hawkeyes
6,442,000
30
Florida Gators at Florida State Seminoles
6,437,000
31
LSU Tigers at Louisville Cardinals
6,390,000
32
Florida State Seminoles at Louisville Cardinals
6,216,000
33
Penn State Nittany Lions at Georgia Bulldogs
5,872,000
34
Ohio State Buckeyes at Michigan State Spartans
5,843,000
35
Ohio State Buckeyes at Oklahoma Sooners
5,804,000
36
Virginia Tech Hokies at Tennessee Volunteers
5,790,000
37
Oklahoma Sooners at Houston Cougars
5,713,000
38
Notre Dame Fighting Irish at USC Trojans
5,695,000
39
Colorado Buffaloes at Washington Huskies
5,671,000
40
Florida Gators at Tennessee Volunteers
5,542,000
41
Florida State Seminoles at Miami Hurricanes
5,540,000
42
Clemson Tigers at Florida State Seminoles
5,380,000
43
Clemson Tigers at Virginia Tech Hokies
5,338,000
44
Nebraska Cornhuskers at Tennessee Volunteers
5,026,000
45
Auburn Tigers at Georgia Bulldogs
4,992,000
46
Michigan State Spartans at Notre Dame Fighting Irish
4,987,000
47
Nebraska Cornhuskers at Ohio State Buckeyes
4,969,000
48
Arkansas Razorbacks at Virginia Tech Hokies
4,963,000
49
Pittsburgh Panthers at Clemson Tigers
4,926,000
50
Oklahoma State Cowboys at Oklahoma Sooners
4,817,000
51
Indiana Hoosiers at Michigan Wolverines
4,769,000
52
Clemson Tigers at Auburn Tigers
4,742,000
53
Michigan Wolverines at Michigan State Spartans
4,647,000
54
Oklahoma State Cowboys at Colorado Buffaloes
4,551,000
55
NC State Wolfpack at Clemson Tigers
4,506,000
56
Florida Gators at Georgia Bulldogs
4,454,000
57
Alabama Crimson Tide at Arkansas Razorbacks
4,444,000
58
USC Trojans at Washington Huskies
4,301,000
59
Florida Gators at Arkansas Razorbacks
4,261,000
60
West Virginia Mountaineers at Miami Hurricanes
4,252,000
61
Oregon Ducks at Nebraska Cornhuskers
4,228,000
62
Tennessee Volunteers at Georgia Bulldogs
4,215,000
63
Nebraska Cornhuskers at Iowa Hawkeyes
4,169,000
64
LSU Tigers at Auburn Tigers
4,098,000
65
Minnesota Golden Gophers at Washington State Cougars
4,046,000
66
Tulsa Golden Hurricane at Ohio State Buckeyes
4,016,000
67
Arkansas Razorbacks at Texas A&M Aggies
3,872,000
68
Oklahoma Sooners at West Virginia Mountaineers
3,825,000
69
Texas Longhorns at Oklahoma State Cowboys
3,799,000
70
Stanford Cardinal at UCLA Bruins
3,786,000
71
Nebraska Cornhuskers at Wisconsin Badgers
3,770,000
72
Penn State Nittany Lions at Michigan Wolverines
3,764,000
73
Penn State Nittany Lions at Indiana Hoosiers
3,751,000
74
Houston Cougars at San Diego State Aztecs
3,744,000
75
Notre Dame Fighting Irish at NC State Wolfpack
3,720,000
76
Michigan State Spartans at Penn State Nittany Lions
3,715,000
77
North Carolina Tar Heels at Miami Hurricanes
3,713,000
78
West Virginia Mountaineers at Arizona State Sun Devils
3,699,000
79
Northwestern Wildcats at Ohio State Buckeyes
3,657,000
80
Georgia Bulldogs at North Carolina Tar Heels
3,529,000
81
Baylor Bears at Texas Longhorns
3,513,000
82
Stanford Cardinal at Washington Huskies
3,333,000
83
Mississippi State Bulldogs at Alabama Crimson Tide
3,257,000
84
Virginia Tech Hokies at North Carolina Tar Heels
3,252,000
85
Wisconsin Badgers at Iowa Hawkeyes
3,241,000
86
Indiana Hoosiers at Ohio State Buckeyes
3,218,000
87
Kentucky Wildcats at Alabama Crimson Tide
3,190,000
88
TCU Horned Frogs at West Virginia Mountaineers
3,183,000
89
Georgia Bulldogs at TCU Horned Frogs
3,128,000
90
UCLA Bruins at Texas A&M Aggies
3,107,000
91
Houston Cougars at Memphis Tigers
3,093,000
92
Utah Utes at Colorado Buffaloes
3,060,000
93
Maryland Terrapins at Boston College Eagles
3,019,000
94
Stanford Cardinal at North Carolina Tar Heels
2,926,000
95
Louisville Cardinals at Virginia Cavaliers
2,920,000
96
USC Trojans at Stanford Cardinal
2,877,000
97
Stanford Cardinal at Notre Dame Fighting Irish
2,870,000
98
UCF Knights at Michigan Wolverines
2,863,000
99
Washington Huskies at Washington State Cougars
2,818,000
100
Texas Longhorns at Oklahoma Sooners
2,788,000
Top 100 of 362 eligible telecasts · computed 2026-09-15 11:37 UTC