Most-watched College Football telecasts, October 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.
104
eligible telecasts
updated 2026-10-31
Most-watched College Football telecasts, October 2016
1
Louisville Cardinals at Clemson Tigers
9,294,000
2
Ohio State Buckeyes at Wisconsin Badgers
8,964,000
3
Texas A&M Aggies at Alabama Crimson Tide
8,455,000
4
Wisconsin Badgers at Michigan Wolverines
6,851,000
5
Alabama Crimson Tide at Tennessee Volunteers
6,582,000
6
Tennessee Volunteers at Texas A&M Aggies
6,553,000
7
Ohio State Buckeyes at Penn State Nittany Lions
6,478,000
8
Florida State Seminoles at Miami Hurricanes
5,540,000
9
Clemson Tigers at Florida State Seminoles
5,380,000
10
Michigan Wolverines at Michigan State Spartans
4,647,000
11
NC State Wolfpack at Clemson Tigers
4,506,000
12
Florida Gators at Georgia Bulldogs
4,454,000
13
Alabama Crimson Tide at Arkansas Razorbacks
4,444,000
14
Tennessee Volunteers at Georgia Bulldogs
4,215,000
15
Texas Longhorns at Oklahoma State Cowboys
3,799,000
16
Nebraska Cornhuskers at Wisconsin Badgers
3,770,000
17
Notre Dame Fighting Irish at NC State Wolfpack
3,720,000
18
Northwestern Wildcats at Ohio State Buckeyes
3,657,000
19
Baylor Bears at Texas Longhorns
3,513,000
20
Wisconsin Badgers at Iowa Hawkeyes
3,241,000
21
Indiana Hoosiers at Ohio State Buckeyes
3,218,000
22
Kentucky Wildcats at Alabama Crimson Tide
3,190,000
23
Stanford Cardinal at Notre Dame Fighting Irish
2,870,000
24
Texas Longhorns at Oklahoma Sooners
2,788,000
25
Ole Miss Rebels at LSU Tigers
2,669,000
26
Miami Hurricanes at Notre Dame Fighting Irish
2,634,000
27
Ole Miss Rebels at Arkansas Razorbacks
2,540,000
28
NC State Wolfpack at Louisville Cardinals
2,372,000
29
Oklahoma Sooners at Texas Tech Red Raiders
2,343,000
30
Arkansas Razorbacks at Auburn Tigers
2,130,000
31
Notre Dame Fighting Irish at Syracuse Orange
2,104,000
32
Oklahoma Sooners at TCU Horned Frogs
2,044,000
33
West Virginia Mountaineers at Oklahoma State Cowboys
1,963,000
34
Auburn Tigers at Mississippi State Bulldogs
1,918,000
35
Duke Blue Devils at Louisville Cardinals
1,881,000
36
Virginia Tech Hokies at Pittsburgh Panthers
1,848,000
37
Washington Huskies at Oregon Ducks
1,837,000
38
Kansas State Wildcats at Oklahoma Sooners
1,775,000
39
Washington State Cougars at Stanford Cardinal
1,754,000
40
North Carolina Tar Heels at Florida State Seminoles
1,743,000
41
Clemson Tigers at Boston College Eagles
1,659,000
42
Tennessee Volunteers at South Carolina Gamecocks
1,519,000
43
Oregon Ducks at California Golden Bears
1,516,000
44
Mississippi State Bulldogs at BYU Cougars
1,475,000
45
Arizona State Sun Devils at USC Trojans
1,459,000
46
Miami Hurricanes at Virginia Tech Hokies
1,400,000
47
Washington Huskies at Utah Utes
1,376,000
48
Utah Utes at UCLA Bruins
1,368,000
49
UCLA Bruins at Washington State Cougars
1,311,000
50
South Florida Bulls at Temple Owls
1,300,000
51
Texas Longhorns at Kansas State Wildcats
1,295,000
52
Michigan Wolverines at Rutgers Scarlet Knights
1,282,000
53
Illinois Fighting Illini at Nebraska Cornhuskers
1,146,000
54
California Golden Bears at USC Trojans
1,107,000
55
Iowa Hawkeyes at Minnesota Golden Gophers
1,048,000
56
Miami Hurricanes at Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets
1,040,000
57
Arizona Wildcats at UCLA Bruins
1,027,000
58
BYU Cougars at Boise State Broncos
986,000
59
Wake Forest Demon Deacons at Florida State Seminoles
961,000
60
USC Trojans at Arizona Wildcats
871,000
61
West Virginia Mountaineers at Texas Tech Red Raiders
834,000
62
Washington State Cougars at Oregon State Beavers
815,000
63
UCLA Bruins at Arizona State Sun Devils
783,000
64
Texas Tech Red Raiders at Kansas State Wildcats
701,000
65
Iowa State Cyclones at Oklahoma State Cowboys
659,000
66
Kansas Jayhawks at Oklahoma Sooners
636,000
67
Iowa Hawkeyes at Purdue Boilermakers
631,000
68
Temple Owls at Memphis Tigers
626,000
69
Memphis Tigers at Ole Miss Rebels
566,000
70
Navy Midshipmen at South Florida Bulls
556,000
71
Northwestern Wildcats at Iowa Hawkeyes
539,000
72
Texas Tech Red Raiders at TCU Horned Frogs
505,000
73
Georgia Southern Eagles at Arkansas State Red Wolves
497,000
74
Houston Cougars at SMU Mustangs
473,000
75
Baylor Bears at Iowa State Cyclones
461,000
76
Tulsa Golden Hurricane at Houston Cougars
454,000
77
Oklahoma State Cowboys at Kansas Jayhawks
454,000
78
Air Force Falcons at Fresno State Bulldogs
435,000
79
SMU Mustangs at Tulsa Golden Hurricane
410,000
80
Stanford Cardinal at Arizona Wildcats
370,000
81
Kansas Jayhawks at Baylor Bears
364,000
82
Utah State Aggies at Boise State Broncos
358,000
83
Arizona Wildcats at Utah Utes
350,000
84
Colorado State Rams at Boise State Broncos
344,000
85
TCU Horned Frogs at Kansas Jayhawks
331,000
86
Minnesota Golden Gophers at Maryland Terrapins
312,000
87
Virginia Tech Hokies at Syracuse Orange
295,000
88
Wyoming Cowboys at Nevada Wolf Pack
282,000
89
Rutgers Scarlet Knights at Minnesota Golden Gophers
274,000
90
Maryland Terrapins at Indiana Hoosiers
236,000
91
San Jose State Spartans at San Diego State Aztecs
199,000
92
New Mexico State Aggies at Texas A&M Aggies
193,000
93
UCF Knights at Houston Cougars
192,000
94
Memphis Tigers at Tulane Green Wave
185,000
95
Troy Trojans at South Alabama Jaguars
165,000
96
Tennessee State Tigers at Vanderbilt Commodores
152,000
97
South Florida Bulls at Cincinnati Bearcats
144,000
98
Wyoming Cowboys at Colorado State Rams
131,000
99
Appalachian State Mountaineers at Georgia Southern Eagles
105,000
100
Temple Owls at UCF Knights
100,000
Top 100 of 104 eligible telecasts · computed 2026-10-31 00:01 UTC