Most-watched College Football telecasts, October 2018
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.
40
eligible telecasts
updated 2026-09-15
Most-watched College Football telecasts, October 2018
1
Florida Gators at Georgia Bulldogs
6,347,000
2
Ohio State Buckeyes at Purdue Boilermakers
6,292,000
3
Wisconsin Badgers at Michigan Wolverines
6,038,000
4
Texas Longhorns at Oklahoma Sooners
5,608,000
5
Georgia Bulldogs at LSU Tigers
5,539,000
6
Michigan Wolverines at Michigan State Spartans
5,416,000
7
LSU Tigers at Florida Gators
4,703,000
8
Notre Dame Fighting Irish at Virginia Tech Hokies
4,473,000
9
Alabama Crimson Tide at Tennessee Volunteers
4,305,000
10
Indiana Hoosiers at Ohio State Buckeyes
3,988,000
11
Texas Longhorns at Oklahoma State Cowboys
3,486,000
12
Colorado Buffaloes at Washington Huskies
3,173,000
13
Clemson Tigers at Florida State Seminoles
3,163,000
14
Penn State Nittany Lions at Indiana Hoosiers
3,133,000
15
Washington Huskies at Oregon Ducks
2,990,000
16
Pittsburgh Panthers at Notre Dame Fighting Irish
2,821,000
17
Florida State Seminoles at Miami Hurricanes
2,810,000
18
Oregon Ducks at Washington State Cougars
2,591,000
19
Oklahoma Sooners at TCU Horned Frogs
2,488,000
20
Notre Dame Fighting Irish at Navy Midshipmen
2,447,000
21
Nebraska Cornhuskers at Northwestern Wildcats
2,428,000
22
Minnesota Golden Gophers at Ohio State Buckeyes
2,405,000
23
Maryland Terrapins at Michigan Wolverines
2,329,000
24
Wisconsin Badgers at Northwestern Wildcats
2,241,000
25
South Florida Bulls at Houston Cougars
2,035,000
26
Washington Huskies at UCLA Bruins
2,027,000
27
Kansas State Wildcats at Oklahoma Sooners
1,989,000
28
West Virginia Mountaineers at Iowa State Cyclones
1,323,000
29
Colorado Buffaloes at USC Trojans
1,184,000
30
Illinois Fighting Illini at Wisconsin Badgers
783,000
31
Northwestern Wildcats at Michigan State Spartans
620,000
32
Baylor Bears at West Virginia Mountaineers
577,000
33
Washington Huskies at California Golden Bears
563,000
34
Purdue Boilermakers at Illinois Fighting Illini
501,000
35
Miami (OH) RedHawks at Buffalo Bulls
482,000
36
Kansas Jayhawks at Texas Tech Red Raiders
472,000
37
California Golden Bears at Arizona Wildcats
406,000
38
Indiana Hoosiers at Minnesota Golden Gophers
335,000
39
TCU Horned Frogs at Kansas Jayhawks
325,000
40
Kansas State Wildcats at Baylor Bears
317,000
40 eligible telecasts · computed 2026-09-15 10:59 UTC