Most-watched College Football telecasts, September 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.
89
eligible telecasts
updated 2026-09-15
Most-watched College Football telecasts, September 2016
1
Notre Dame Fighting Irish at Texas Longhorns
10,945,000
2
Ole Miss Rebels at Florida State Seminoles
8,354,000
3
Alabama Crimson Tide at Ole Miss Rebels
8,169,000
4
USC Trojans at Alabama Crimson Tide
7,944,000
5
LSU Tigers at Wisconsin Badgers
7,832,000
6
Florida State Seminoles at Louisville Cardinals
6,216,000
7
Ohio State Buckeyes at Oklahoma Sooners
5,804,000
8
Virginia Tech Hokies at Tennessee Volunteers
5,790,000
9
Oklahoma Sooners at Houston Cougars
5,713,000
10
Florida Gators at Tennessee Volunteers
5,542,000
11
Michigan State Spartans at Notre Dame Fighting Irish
4,987,000
12
Clemson Tigers at Auburn Tigers
4,742,000
13
Oregon Ducks at Nebraska Cornhuskers
4,228,000
14
LSU Tigers at Auburn Tigers
4,098,000
15
Tulsa Golden Hurricane at Ohio State Buckeyes
4,016,000
16
Arkansas Razorbacks at Texas A&M Aggies
3,872,000
17
Stanford Cardinal at UCLA Bruins
3,786,000
18
Penn State Nittany Lions at Michigan Wolverines
3,764,000
19
Georgia Bulldogs at North Carolina Tar Heels
3,529,000
20
Stanford Cardinal at Washington Huskies
3,333,000
21
UCLA Bruins at Texas A&M Aggies
3,107,000
22
USC Trojans at Stanford Cardinal
2,877,000
23
UCF Knights at Michigan Wolverines
2,863,000
24
Georgia Bulldogs at Ole Miss Rebels
2,696,000
25
Duke Blue Devils at Notre Dame Fighting Irish
2,627,000
26
Florida State Seminoles at South Florida Bulls
2,557,000
27
Kentucky Wildcats at Florida Gators
2,517,000
28
Arkansas Razorbacks at TCU Horned Frogs
2,470,000
29
Western Kentucky Hilltoppers at Alabama Crimson Tide
2,467,000
30
Nevada Wolf Pack at Notre Dame Fighting Irish
2,451,000
31
Texas Longhorns at California Golden Bears
2,447,000
32
Penn State Nittany Lions at Pittsburgh Panthers
2,388,000
33
Houston Cougars at Cincinnati Bearcats
2,159,000
34
Hawai'i Rainbow Warriors at Michigan Wolverines
2,135,000
35
Texas A&M Aggies at Auburn Tigers
2,088,000
36
South Carolina Gamecocks at Vanderbilt Commodores
1,942,000
37
Clemson Tigers at Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets
1,813,000
38
Oklahoma State Cowboys at Baylor Bears
1,747,000
39
Louisville Cardinals at Syracuse Orange
1,730,000
40
BYU Cougars at Utah Utes
1,693,000
41
Virginia Cavaliers at Oregon Ducks
1,579,000
42
Baylor Bears at Rice Owls
1,454,000
43
South Carolina Gamecocks at Mississippi State Bulldogs
1,426,000
44
Connecticut Huskies at Houston Cougars
1,421,000
45
Kansas State Wildcats at Stanford Cardinal
1,358,000
46
TCU Horned Frogs at SMU Mustangs
1,357,000
47
Mississippi State Bulldogs at LSU Tigers
1,191,000
48
Wyoming Cowboys at Nebraska Cornhuskers
1,126,000
49
Colorado State Rams at Colorado Buffaloes
1,073,000
50
USC Trojans at Utah Utes
1,042,000
51
Pittsburgh Panthers at Oklahoma State Cowboys
1,000,000
52
North Dakota State Bison at Iowa Hawkeyes
968,000
53
Miami Hurricanes at Appalachian State Mountaineers
955,000
54
BYU Cougars at West Virginia Mountaineers
952,000
55
Texas Tech Red Raiders at Arizona State Sun Devils
834,000
56
Iowa Hawkeyes at Rutgers Scarlet Knights
815,000
57
Jacksonville State Gamecocks at LSU Tigers
800,000
58
Missouri Tigers at West Virginia Mountaineers
786,000
59
UCLA Bruins at BYU Cougars
764,000
60
BYU Cougars at Arizona Wildcats
728,000
61
Arizona State Sun Devils at UT San Antonio Roadrunners
720,000
62
Washington State Cougars at Boise State Broncos
684,000
63
Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets at Boston College Eagles
682,000
64
SMU Mustangs at Baylor Bears
668,000
65
California Golden Bears at Arizona State Sun Devils
643,000
66
Toledo Rockets at BYU Cougars
579,000
67
North Texas Mean Green at Florida Gators
543,000
68
Central Michigan Chippewas at Oklahoma State Cowboys
519,000
69
Kansas Jayhawks at Texas Tech Red Raiders
513,000
70
Pittsburgh Panthers at North Carolina Tar Heels
440,000
71
Miami (OH) RedHawks at Iowa Hawkeyes
418,000
72
Southern Mississippi Golden Eagles at Kentucky Wildcats
409,000
73
NC State Wolfpack at East Carolina Pirates
397,000
74
Wake Forest Demon Deacons at Duke Blue Devils
397,000
75
Eastern Michigan Eagles at Missouri Tigers
380,000
76
Boise State Broncos at Oregon State Beavers
372,000
77
Colorado State Rams at Minnesota Golden Gophers
319,000
78
Iowa State Cyclones at TCU Horned Frogs
280,000
79
Houston Cougars at Texas State Bobcats
252,000
80
Boston College Eagles at Virginia Tech Hokies
214,000
81
Indiana Hoosiers at Florida Intl Golden Panthers
211,000
82
Western Michigan Broncos at Northwestern Wildcats
160,000
83
Kansas Jayhawks at Memphis Tigers
145,000
84
Toledo Rockets at Arkansas State Red Wolves
143,000
85
Air Force Falcons at Utah State Aggies
109,000
86
Troy Trojans at Southern Mississippi Golden Eagles
23,000
87
UCF Knights at Florida Intl Golden Panthers
16,000
88
New Mexico State Aggies at UTEP Miners
13,000
89
Morgan State Bears at Marshall Thundering Herd
6,000
89 eligible telecasts · computed 2026-09-15 10:59 UTC