Most-watched College Football telecasts, December 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.
45
eligible telecasts
updated 2026-09-15
Most-watched College Football telecasts, December 2016
1
Washington Huskies at Alabama Crimson Tide
19,344,000
2
Ohio State Buckeyes at Clemson Tigers
19,237,000
3
Michigan Wolverines at Florida State Seminoles
11,461,000
4
Alabama Crimson Tide at Florida Gators
11,093,000
5
Wisconsin Badgers at Penn State Nittany Lions
9,189,000
6
Navy Midshipmen at Army Black Knights
7,940,000
7
LSU Tigers at Louisville Cardinals
6,390,000
8
Colorado Buffaloes at Washington Huskies
5,671,000
9
Clemson Tigers at Virginia Tech Hokies
5,338,000
10
Nebraska Cornhuskers at Tennessee Volunteers
5,026,000
11
Arkansas Razorbacks at Virginia Tech Hokies
4,963,000
12
Oklahoma State Cowboys at Oklahoma Sooners
4,817,000
13
Oklahoma State Cowboys at Colorado Buffaloes
4,551,000
14
West Virginia Mountaineers at Miami Hurricanes
4,252,000
15
Minnesota Golden Gophers at Washington State Cougars
4,046,000
16
Houston Cougars at San Diego State Aztecs
3,744,000
17
Georgia Bulldogs at TCU Horned Frogs
3,128,000
18
Maryland Terrapins at Boston College Eagles
3,019,000
19
Stanford Cardinal at North Carolina Tar Heels
2,926,000
20
Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets at Kentucky Wildcats
2,647,000
21
Indiana Hoosiers at Utah Utes
2,628,000
22
Ohio Bobcats at Troy Trojans
2,512,000
23
Pittsburgh Panthers at Northwestern Wildcats
2,425,000
24
BYU Cougars at Wyoming Cowboys
2,380,000
25
Louisiana Tech Bulldogs at Navy Midshipmen
2,341,000
26
South Florida Bulls at South Carolina Gamecocks
2,308,000
27
Boise State Broncos at Baylor Bears
2,282,000
28
Temple Owls at Wake Forest Demon Deacons
2,100,000
29
Temple Owls at Navy Midshipmen
2,050,000
30
Miami (OH) RedHawks at Mississippi State Bulldogs
2,045,000
31
Army Black Knights at North Texas Mean Green
1,615,000
32
Memphis Tigers at Western Kentucky Hilltoppers
1,581,000
33
Appalachian State Mountaineers at Toledo Rockets
1,483,000
34
UT San Antonio Roadrunners at New Mexico Lobos
1,391,000
35
Eastern Michigan Eagles at Old Dominion Monarchs
1,371,000
36
Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders at Hawai'i Rainbow Warriors
1,359,000
37
Western Michigan Broncos at Ohio Bobcats
1,358,000
38
NC State Wolfpack at Vanderbilt Commodores
1,270,000
39
Idaho Vandals at Colorado State Rams
1,143,000
40
Baylor Bears at West Virginia Mountaineers
1,011,000
41
Louisiana Tech Bulldogs at Western Kentucky Hilltoppers
926,000
42
Central Michigan Chippewas at Tulsa Golden Hurricane
794,000
43
San Diego State Aztecs at Wyoming Cowboys
713,000
44
Troy Trojans at Georgia Southern Eagles
269,000
45
Arkansas State Red Wolves at Texas State Bobcats
228,000
45 eligible telecasts · computed 2026-09-15 10:59 UTC