Most-watched College Football telecasts, November 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.
111
eligible telecasts
updated 2026-09-15
Most-watched College Football telecasts, November 2016
1
Michigan Wolverines at Ohio State Buckeyes
16,841,000
2
Alabama Crimson Tide at LSU Tigers
10,385,000
3
Auburn Tigers at Alabama Crimson Tide
8,242,000
4
Michigan Wolverines at Iowa Hawkeyes
6,442,000
5
Florida Gators at Florida State Seminoles
6,437,000
6
Ohio State Buckeyes at Michigan State Spartans
5,843,000
7
Notre Dame Fighting Irish at USC Trojans
5,695,000
8
Auburn Tigers at Georgia Bulldogs
4,992,000
9
Nebraska Cornhuskers at Ohio State Buckeyes
4,969,000
10
Pittsburgh Panthers at Clemson Tigers
4,926,000
11
Indiana Hoosiers at Michigan Wolverines
4,769,000
12
USC Trojans at Washington Huskies
4,301,000
13
Florida Gators at Arkansas Razorbacks
4,261,000
14
Nebraska Cornhuskers at Iowa Hawkeyes
4,169,000
15
Oklahoma Sooners at West Virginia Mountaineers
3,825,000
16
Penn State Nittany Lions at Indiana Hoosiers
3,751,000
17
Michigan State Spartans at Penn State Nittany Lions
3,715,000
18
Mississippi State Bulldogs at Alabama Crimson Tide
3,257,000
19
Houston Cougars at Memphis Tigers
3,093,000
20
Utah Utes at Colorado Buffaloes
3,060,000
21
Washington Huskies at Washington State Cougars
2,818,000
22
LSU Tigers at Texas A&M Aggies
2,774,000
23
South Carolina Gamecocks at Clemson Tigers
2,656,000
24
Syracuse Orange at Clemson Tigers
2,595,000
25
Florida State Seminoles at Syracuse Orange
2,568,000
26
Arkansas Razorbacks at Missouri Tigers
2,498,000
27
Missouri Tigers at Tennessee Volunteers
2,453,000
28
South Carolina Gamecocks at Florida Gators
2,450,000
29
Virginia Tech Hokies at Notre Dame Fighting Irish
2,449,000
30
Chattanooga Mocs at Alabama Crimson Tide
2,437,000
31
Louisville Cardinals at Houston Cougars
2,432,000
32
Notre Dame Fighting Irish at Navy Midshipmen
2,420,000
33
Wisconsin Badgers at Northwestern Wildcats
2,397,000
34
LSU Tigers at Arkansas Razorbacks
2,351,000
35
Maryland Terrapins at Michigan Wolverines
2,320,000
36
USC Trojans at UCLA Bruins
2,301,000
37
Ohio State Buckeyes at Maryland Terrapins
2,291,000
38
Arizona State Sun Devils at Washington Huskies
2,181,000
39
Washington State Cougars at Colorado Buffaloes
2,114,000
40
Clemson Tigers at Wake Forest Demon Deacons
2,076,000
41
Vanderbilt Commodores at Auburn Tigers
2,057,000
42
Washington Huskies at California Golden Bears
2,007,000
43
Wisconsin Badgers at Purdue Boilermakers
1,850,000
44
Baylor Bears at Texas Tech Red Raiders
1,787,000
45
Arizona State Sun Devils at Arizona Wildcats
1,672,000
46
Kentucky Wildcats at Louisville Cardinals
1,564,000
47
North Carolina Tar Heels at Duke Blue Devils
1,551,000
48
Army Black Knights at Notre Dame Fighting Irish
1,515,000
49
Oregon Ducks at USC Trojans
1,477,000
50
Oklahoma Sooners at Iowa State Cyclones
1,399,000
51
NC State Wolfpack at North Carolina Tar Heels
1,384,000
52
TCU Horned Frogs at Baylor Bears
1,365,000
53
West Virginia Mountaineers at Texas Longhorns
1,269,000
54
Boston College Eagles at Florida State Seminoles
1,152,000
55
Texas Longhorns at Texas Tech Red Raiders
1,051,000
56
California Golden Bears at Washington State Cougars
1,005,000
57
Wake Forest Demon Deacons at Louisville Cardinals
986,000
58
TCU Horned Frogs at Texas Longhorns
986,000
59
Texas Tech Red Raiders at Oklahoma State Cowboys
901,000
60
Florida State Seminoles at NC State Wolfpack
828,000
61
Kansas Jayhawks at West Virginia Mountaineers
827,000
62
Illinois Fighting Illini at Wisconsin Badgers
811,000
63
UNLV Rebels at Boise State Broncos
763,000
64
Arkansas Razorbacks at Mississippi State Bulldogs
715,000
65
Toledo Rockets at Western Michigan Broncos
665,000
66
San Jose State Spartans at Boise State Broncos
658,000
67
Louisville Cardinals at Boston College Eagles
653,000
68
West Virginia Mountaineers at Iowa State Cyclones
594,000
69
Oregon State Beavers at Stanford Cardinal
592,000
70
UCLA Bruins at California Golden Bears
579,000
71
UCLA Bruins at Colorado Buffaloes
536,000
72
Cincinnati Bearcats at Tulsa Golden Hurricane
526,000
73
Temple Owls at Connecticut Huskies
523,000
74
New Mexico Lobos at Colorado State Rams
514,000
75
Utah Utes at Arizona State Sun Devils
512,000
76
Oklahoma State Cowboys at TCU Horned Frogs
508,000
77
Duke Blue Devils at Miami Hurricanes
505,000
78
Western Michigan Broncos at Kent State Golden Flashes
487,000
79
Virginia Cavaliers at Virginia Tech Hokies
453,000
80
Toledo Rockets at Northern Illinois Huskies
446,000
81
Ball State Cardinals at Toledo Rockets
423,000
82
Ohio Bobcats at Central Michigan Chippewas
386,000
83
Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets at Virginia Tech Hokies
377,000
84
Colorado Buffaloes at Arizona Wildcats
374,000
85
Texas Tech Red Raiders at Iowa State Cyclones
346,000
86
Virginia Tech Hokies at Duke Blue Devils
338,000
87
Wyoming Cowboys at New Mexico Lobos
333,000
88
Utah State Aggies at Wyoming Cowboys
325,000
89
Western Michigan Broncos at Ball State Cardinals
321,000
90
Utah State Aggies at BYU Cougars
320,000
91
UT San Antonio Roadrunners at Texas A&M Aggies
277,000
92
Akron Zips at Ohio Bobcats
277,000
93
New Mexico Lobos at Utah State Aggies
268,000
94
Toledo Rockets at Akron Zips
217,000
95
Georgia Southern Eagles at Ole Miss Rebels
209,000
96
Buffalo Bulls at Western Michigan Broncos
187,000
97
Purdue Boilermakers at Indiana Hoosiers
181,000
98
South Florida Bulls at Memphis Tigers
169,000
99
Northern Illinois Huskies at Eastern Michigan Eagles
135,000
100
Western Kentucky Hilltoppers at Marshall Thundering Herd
133,000
Top 100 of 111 eligible telecasts · computed 2026-09-15 10:59 UTC