Most-watched College Football telecasts, September 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.
99
eligible telecasts
updated 2026-09-15
Most-watched College Football telecasts, September 2017
1
Florida State Seminoles at Alabama Crimson Tide
12,335,000
2
Oklahoma Sooners at Ohio State Buckeyes
8,081,000
3
Michigan Wolverines at Florida Gators
7,650,000
4
Penn State Nittany Lions at Iowa Hawkeyes
5,259,000
5
Tennessee Volunteers at Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets
5,134,000
6
Tennessee Volunteers at Florida Gators
5,133,000
7
Clemson Tigers at Louisville Cardinals
5,064,000
8
Texas Longhorns at USC Trojans
4,912,000
9
West Virginia Mountaineers at Virginia Tech Hokies
4,645,000
10
Clemson Tigers at Virginia Tech Hokies
4,613,000
11
Georgia Bulldogs at Notre Dame Fighting Irish
4,088,000
12
Georgia Bulldogs at Tennessee Volunteers
3,950,000
13
NC State Wolfpack at Florida State Seminoles
3,749,000
14
Pittsburgh Panthers at Penn State Nittany Lions
3,701,000
15
Cincinnati Bearcats at Michigan Wolverines
3,611,000
16
Michigan Wolverines at Purdue Boilermakers
3,521,000
17
Notre Dame Fighting Irish at Michigan State Spartans
3,456,000
18
Auburn Tigers at Clemson Tigers
3,361,000
19
UCLA Bruins at Memphis Tigers
3,238,000
20
Texas A&M Aggies at UCLA Bruins
3,190,000
21
USC Trojans at California Golden Bears
3,122,000
22
Alabama Crimson Tide at Vanderbilt Commodores
2,993,000
23
Florida State Seminoles at Wake Forest Demon Deacons
2,894,000
24
Northwestern Wildcats at Wisconsin Badgers
2,844,000
25
Mississippi State Bulldogs at Georgia Bulldogs
2,798,000
26
Oklahoma State Cowboys at Texas Tech Red Raiders
2,685,000
27
Texas A&M Aggies at Arkansas Razorbacks
2,611,000
28
Nebraska Cornhuskers at Oregon Ducks
2,587,000
29
Iowa Hawkeyes at Michigan State Spartans
2,520,000
30
Army Black Knights at Ohio State Buckeyes
2,506,000
31
LSU Tigers at Mississippi State Bulldogs
2,498,000
32
TCU Horned Frogs at Oklahoma State Cowboys
2,479,000
33
TCU Horned Frogs at Arkansas Razorbacks
2,345,000
34
Akron Zips at Penn State Nittany Lions
2,332,000
35
Wisconsin Badgers at BYU Cougars
2,274,000
36
Louisville Cardinals at North Carolina Tar Heels
2,263,000
37
Fresno State Bulldogs at Alabama Crimson Tide
2,070,000
38
Stanford Cardinal at USC Trojans
2,069,000
39
Maryland Terrapins at Texas Longhorns
2,046,000
40
Louisville Cardinals at Purdue Boilermakers
1,792,000
41
Notre Dame Fighting Irish at Boston College Eagles
1,779,000
42
BYU Cougars at LSU Tigers
1,763,000
43
Utah State Aggies at Wisconsin Badgers
1,760,000
44
Appalachian State Mountaineers at Georgia Bulldogs
1,718,000
45
UCLA Bruins at Stanford Cardinal
1,665,000
46
Kent State Golden Flashes at Clemson Tigers
1,629,000
47
Colorado State Rams at Alabama Crimson Tide
1,613,000
48
Temple Owls at Notre Dame Fighting Irish
1,580,000
49
Oklahoma State Cowboys at Pittsburgh Panthers
1,566,000
50
NC State Wolfpack at South Carolina Gamecocks
1,558,000
51
Iowa Hawkeyes at Iowa State Cyclones
1,406,000
52
Illinois Fighting Illini at South Florida Bulls
1,369,000
53
Virginia Cavaliers at Boise State Broncos
1,288,000
54
Boise State Broncos at Washington State Cougars
1,265,000
55
Oklahoma Sooners at Baylor Bears
1,254,000
56
Ole Miss Rebels at California Golden Bears
1,195,000
57
UTEP Miners at Oklahoma Sooners
1,111,000
58
Nebraska Cornhuskers at Illinois Fighting Illini
1,071,000
59
Syracuse Orange at LSU Tigers
1,060,000
60
New Mexico Lobos at Boise State Broncos
1,053,000
61
Washington Huskies at Colorado Buffaloes
1,049,000
62
Temple Owls at South Florida Bulls
992,000
63
Washington Huskies at Rutgers Scarlet Knights
971,000
64
Oklahoma State Cowboys at South Alabama Jaguars
966,000
65
Boston College Eagles at Clemson Tigers
816,000
66
Northern Illinois Huskies at Nebraska Cornhuskers
808,000
67
South Carolina Gamecocks at Missouri Tigers
802,000
68
Miami (OH) RedHawks at Notre Dame Fighting Irish
798,000
69
North Texas Mean Green at Iowa Hawkeyes
669,000
70
Utah Utes at BYU Cougars
668,000
71
California Golden Bears at Oregon Ducks
649,000
72
Utah Utes at Arizona Wildcats
581,000
73
Bowling Green Falcons at Michigan State Spartans
537,000
74
Maryland Terrapins at Minnesota Golden Gophers
511,000
75
Auburn Tigers at Missouri Tigers
503,000
76
West Virginia Mountaineers at Kansas Jayhawks
493,000
77
Hawai'i Rainbow Warriors at Wyoming Cowboys
455,000
78
Navy Midshipmen at Florida Atlantic Owls
444,000
79
Montana State Bobcats at Washington State Cougars
436,000
80
Duke Blue Devils at North Carolina Tar Heels
436,000
81
Minnesota Golden Gophers at Oregon State Beavers
410,000
82
Ohio Bobcats at Purdue Boilermakers
403,000
83
SMU Mustangs at TCU Horned Frogs
372,000
84
Indiana Hoosiers at Virginia Cavaliers
358,000
85
Nicholls Colonels at Texas A&M Aggies
353,000
86
San Jose State Spartans at Utah Utes
294,000
87
UConn Huskies at Virginia Cavaliers
286,000
88
UCF Knights at Maryland Terrapins
247,000
89
Houston Cougars at Arizona Wildcats
242,000
90
East Carolina Pirates at West Virginia Mountaineers
239,000
91
Massachusetts Minutemen at Temple Owls
215,000
92
Kansas Jayhawks at Ohio Bobcats
195,000
93
Troy Trojans at Boise State Broncos
194,000
94
South Alabama Jaguars at Ole Miss Rebels
161,000
95
Northwestern Wildcats at Duke Blue Devils
161,000
96
Liberty Flames at Baylor Bears
137,000
97
East Carolina Pirates at UConn Huskies
84,000
98
UAB Blazers at North Texas Mean Green
5,000
99
Charlotte 49ers at Florida Intl Golden Panthers
4,000
99 eligible telecasts · computed 2026-09-15 10:59 UTC