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