Most-watched College Football telecasts, October 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.
35
eligible telecasts
updated 2026-09-15
Most-watched College Football telecasts, October 2017
1
Penn State Nittany Lions at Ohio State Buckeyes
9,868,000
2
Michigan Wolverines at Penn State Nittany Lions
6,954,000
3
Michigan State Spartans at Michigan Wolverines
6,508,000
4
Tennessee Volunteers at Alabama Crimson Tide
4,446,000
5
LSU Tigers at Florida Gators
4,128,000
6
Michigan Wolverines at Indiana Hoosiers
4,122,000
7
Oklahoma State Cowboys at Texas Longhorns
3,829,000
8
Auburn Tigers at LSU Tigers
3,595,000
9
Indiana Hoosiers at Michigan State Spartans
3,501,000
10
Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets at Clemson Tigers
3,464,000
11
Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets at Miami Hurricanes
3,380,000
12
Georgia Bulldogs at Florida Gators
3,380,000
13
Oklahoma State Cowboys at West Virginia Mountaineers
3,365,000
14
Utah Utes at USC Trojans
3,192,000
15
USC Trojans at Notre Dame Fighting Irish
2,988,000
16
TCU Horned Frogs at Iowa State Cyclones
2,850,000
17
Penn State Nittany Lions at Northwestern Wildcats
2,831,000
18
Maryland Terrapins at Ohio State Buckeyes
2,645,000
19
NC State Wolfpack at Notre Dame Fighting Irish
2,625,000
20
Notre Dame Fighting Irish at North Carolina Tar Heels
2,505,000
21
Iowa State Cyclones at Oklahoma Sooners
2,432,000
22
Ohio State Buckeyes at Nebraska Cornhuskers
2,375,000
23
Washington State Cougars at Oregon Ducks
1,922,000
24
Maryland Terrapins at Wisconsin Badgers
1,495,000
25
Kansas Jayhawks at TCU Horned Frogs
1,191,000
26
West Virginia Mountaineers at TCU Horned Frogs
1,149,000
27
Minnesota Golden Gophers at Iowa Hawkeyes
769,000
28
Oregon Ducks at Stanford Cardinal
700,000
29
Stanford Cardinal at Utah Utes
631,000
30
Arizona State Sun Devils at Utah Utes
387,000
31
Texas Tech Red Raiders at Kansas Jayhawks
351,000
32
West Virginia Mountaineers at Baylor Bears
325,000
33
Iowa State Cyclones at Texas Tech Red Raiders
307,000
34
Baylor Bears at Oklahoma State Cowboys
299,000
35
Army Black Knights at Rice Owls
10,000
35 eligible telecasts · computed 2026-09-15 10:59 UTC