Most-watched College Football telecasts of 2017
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.
199
eligible telecasts
updated 2026-09-15
Most-watched College Football telecasts of 2017
1
CFP National Championship, Alabama vs Clemson
26,030,000
2
USC Trojans at Penn State Nittany Lions
15,740,000
3
Alabama Crimson Tide at Auburn Tigers
13,657,000
4
Georgia Bulldogs at Auburn Tigers
13,466,000
5
Ohio State Buckeyes at Wisconsin Badgers
12,918,000
6
Florida State Seminoles at Alabama Crimson Tide
12,335,000
7
Ohio State Buckeyes at Michigan Wolverines
10,507,000
8
Penn State Nittany Lions at Ohio State Buckeyes
9,868,000
9
Auburn Tigers at Oklahoma Sooners
9,515,000
10
Oklahoma Sooners at Ohio State Buckeyes
8,081,000
11
Michigan Wolverines at Florida Gators
7,650,000
12
Georgia Bulldogs at Auburn Tigers
7,407,000
13
Michigan Wolverines at Penn State Nittany Lions
6,954,000
14
LSU Tigers at Alabama Crimson Tide
6,729,000
15
Notre Dame Fighting Irish at Miami Hurricanes
6,727,000
16
Michigan State Spartans at Michigan Wolverines
6,508,000
17
Florida Gators at Iowa Hawkeyes
6,106,000
18
TCU Horned Frogs at Oklahoma Sooners
5,896,000
19
Western Michigan Broncos at Wisconsin Badgers
5,442,000
20
Miami Hurricanes at Clemson Tigers
5,428,000
21
Notre Dame Fighting Irish at Stanford Cardinal
5,263,000
22
Penn State Nittany Lions at Iowa Hawkeyes
5,259,000
23
Michigan Wolverines at Wisconsin Badgers
5,226,000
24
Tennessee Volunteers at Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets
5,134,000
25
Tennessee Volunteers at Florida Gators
5,133,000
26
Ohio State Buckeyes at Indiana Hoosiers
5,126,000
27
Clemson Tigers at Louisville Cardinals
5,064,000
28
Texas Longhorns at USC Trojans
4,912,000
29
West Virginia Mountaineers at Virginia Tech Hokies
4,645,000
30
South Florida Bulls at UCF Knights
4,644,000
31
Clemson Tigers at Virginia Tech Hokies
4,613,000
32
Miami Hurricanes at Pittsburgh Panthers
4,562,000
33
Tennessee Volunteers at Alabama Crimson Tide
4,446,000
34
LSU Tigers at Florida Gators
4,128,000
35
Michigan Wolverines at Indiana Hoosiers
4,122,000
36
Georgia Bulldogs at Notre Dame Fighting Irish
4,088,000
37
UCLA Bruins at USC Trojans
4,048,000
38
Georgia Bulldogs at Tennessee Volunteers
3,950,000
39
Oklahoma State Cowboys at Texas Longhorns
3,829,000
40
Boise State Broncos at Oregon Ducks
3,801,000
41
Iowa Hawkeyes at Wisconsin Badgers
3,780,000
42
NC State Wolfpack at Florida State Seminoles
3,749,000
43
Michigan State Spartans at Ohio State Buckeyes
3,728,000
44
Pittsburgh Panthers at Penn State Nittany Lions
3,701,000
45
Cincinnati Bearcats at Michigan Wolverines
3,611,000
46
Texas Tech Red Raiders at Texas Longhorns
3,609,000
47
Auburn Tigers at LSU Tigers
3,595,000
48
Michigan Wolverines at Purdue Boilermakers
3,521,000
49
Indiana Hoosiers at Michigan State Spartans
3,501,000
50
South Carolina Gamecocks at Georgia Bulldogs
3,482,000
51
Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets at Clemson Tigers
3,464,000
52
Notre Dame Fighting Irish at Michigan State Spartans
3,456,000
53
Iowa State Cyclones at Memphis Tigers
3,438,000
54
Kentucky Wildcats at Georgia Bulldogs
3,397,000
55
Memphis Tigers at UCF Knights
3,385,000
56
Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets at Miami Hurricanes
3,380,000
57
Georgia Bulldogs at Florida Gators
3,380,000
58
Oklahoma State Cowboys at West Virginia Mountaineers
3,365,000
59
Auburn Tigers at Clemson Tigers
3,361,000
60
Virginia Cavaliers at Miami Hurricanes
3,339,000
61
UCLA Bruins at Memphis Tigers
3,238,000
62
Navy Midshipmen at Notre Dame Fighting Irish
3,203,000
63
Utah Utes at USC Trojans
3,192,000
64
Texas A&M Aggies at UCLA Bruins
3,190,000
65
USC Trojans at California Golden Bears
3,122,000
66
Penn State Nittany Lions at Michigan State Spartans
3,102,000
67
Illinois Fighting Illini at Ohio State Buckeyes
3,093,000
68
Virginia Tech Hokies at Miami Hurricanes
3,011,000
69
Oklahoma State Cowboys at Iowa State Cyclones
2,995,000
70
Alabama Crimson Tide at Vanderbilt Commodores
2,993,000
71
USC Trojans at Notre Dame Fighting Irish
2,988,000
72
TCU Horned Frogs at Oklahoma Sooners
2,960,000
73
Florida State Seminoles at Wake Forest Demon Deacons
2,894,000
74
TCU Horned Frogs at Iowa State Cyclones
2,850,000
75
Minnesota Golden Gophers at Michigan Wolverines
2,850,000
76
Northwestern Wildcats at Wisconsin Badgers
2,844,000
77
Wisconsin Badgers at Indiana Hoosiers
2,834,000
78
Penn State Nittany Lions at Northwestern Wildcats
2,831,000
79
Clemson Tigers at NC State Wolfpack
2,831,000
80
Arizona Wildcats at Purdue Boilermakers
2,826,000
81
Mississippi State Bulldogs at Georgia Bulldogs
2,798,000
82
Georgia Bulldogs at Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets
2,766,000
83
Oklahoma State Cowboys at Texas Tech Red Raiders
2,685,000
84
Maryland Terrapins at Ohio State Buckeyes
2,645,000
85
NC State Wolfpack at Notre Dame Fighting Irish
2,625,000
86
Texas A&M Aggies at Arkansas Razorbacks
2,611,000
87
Wisconsin Badgers at Minnesota Golden Gophers
2,600,000
88
Nebraska Cornhuskers at Oregon Ducks
2,587,000
89
Iowa Hawkeyes at Michigan State Spartans
2,520,000
90
Army Black Knights at Ohio State Buckeyes
2,506,000
91
Notre Dame Fighting Irish at North Carolina Tar Heels
2,505,000
92
Missouri Tigers at Arkansas Razorbacks
2,502,000
93
LSU Tigers at Mississippi State Bulldogs
2,498,000
94
Oklahoma Sooners at Oklahoma State Cowboys
2,486,000
95
TCU Horned Frogs at Oklahoma State Cowboys
2,479,000
96
Iowa State Cyclones at Oklahoma Sooners
2,432,000
97
Florida Gators at South Carolina Gamecocks
2,391,000
98
Washington State Cougars at Washington Huskies
2,390,000
99
Ohio State Buckeyes at Nebraska Cornhuskers
2,375,000
100
TCU Horned Frogs at Arkansas Razorbacks
2,345,000
Top 100 of 199 eligible telecasts · computed 2026-09-15 11:37 UTC