Most-watched College Football telecasts of 2020
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.
281
eligible telecasts
updated 2026-09-15
Most-watched College Football telecasts of 2020
1
CFP National Championship, Clemson vs LSU
25,590,000
2
Oregon Ducks at Wisconsin Badgers
16,300,000
3
Michigan Wolverines at Alabama Crimson Tide
14,000,000
4
Georgia Bulldogs at Baylor Bears
10,220,000
5
Clemson Tigers at Notre Dame Fighting Irish
10,070,000
6
Clemson Tigers at Notre Dame Fighting Irish
9,920,000
7
Georgia Bulldogs at Alabama Crimson Tide
9,610,000
8
Alabama Crimson Tide at Florida Gators
8,920,000
9
Northwestern Wildcats at Ohio State Buckeyes
8,030,000
10
Auburn Tigers at Alabama Crimson Tide
6,660,000
11
Ohio State Buckeyes at Penn State Nittany Lions
6,530,000
12
Indiana Hoosiers at Ohio State Buckeyes
6,360,000
13
Florida Gators at Georgia Bulldogs
6,340,000
14
Nebraska Cornhuskers at Ohio State Buckeyes
6,180,000
15
Notre Dame Fighting Irish at North Carolina Tar Heels
6,080,000
16
Tennessee Volunteers at Georgia Bulldogs
5,770,000
17
Florida Gators at Oklahoma Sooners
5,770,000
18
Notre Dame Fighting Irish at Boston College Eagles
5,140,000
19
Michigan Wolverines at Minnesota Golden Gophers
5,120,000
20
Navy Midshipmen at Army Black Knights
4,910,000
21
Alabama Crimson Tide at Ole Miss Rebels
4,890,000
22
Texas Longhorns at Oklahoma Sooners
4,810,000
23
Texas A&M Aggies at Alabama Crimson Tide
4,760,000
24
Wisconsin Badgers at Michigan Wolverines
4,690,000
25
LSU Tigers at Florida Gators
4,620,000
26
Miami Hurricanes at Clemson Tigers
4,610,000
27
Mississippi State Bulldogs at LSU Tigers
4,440,000
28
Boston College Eagles at Clemson Tigers
4,380,000
29
Alabama Crimson Tide at Tennessee Volunteers
4,360,000
30
Indiana Hoosiers at Tennessee Volunteers
4,320,000
31
Duke Blue Devils at Notre Dame Fighting Irish
4,320,000
32
Wisconsin Badgers at Northwestern Wildcats
4,250,000
33
Auburn Tigers at Georgia Bulldogs
4,220,000
34
Michigan State Spartans at Michigan Wolverines
4,220,000
35
Alabama Crimson Tide at LSU Tigers
4,220,000
36
LSU Tigers at Texas A&M Aggies
4,150,000
37
Ohio State Buckeyes at Michigan State Spartans
4,110,000
38
Oklahoma State Cowboys at Oklahoma Sooners
4,100,000
39
Penn State Nittany Lions at Michigan Wolverines
4,090,000
40
Texas Longhorns at Oklahoma State Cowboys
4,040,000
41
Minnesota Golden Gophers at Auburn Tigers
3,990,000
42
Oregon Ducks at USC Trojans
3,850,000
43
Indiana Hoosiers at Wisconsin Badgers
3,820,000
44
Miami Hurricanes at Louisville Cardinals
3,800,000
45
Notre Dame Fighting Irish at Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets
3,770,000
46
West Virginia Mountaineers at Army Black Knights
3,740,000
47
Oklahoma Sooners at Iowa State Cyclones
3,710,000
48
Iowa State Cyclones at Texas Longhorns
3,570,000
49
Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets at Florida State Seminoles
3,520,000
50
Clemson Tigers at Wake Forest Demon Deacons
3,460,000
51
LSU Tigers at Auburn Tigers
3,450,000
52
Florida Gators at Tennessee Volunteers
3,420,000
53
Clemson Tigers at Virginia Tech Hokies
3,380,000
54
North Carolina Tar Heels at Miami Hurricanes
3,330,000
55
USC Trojans at UCLA Bruins
3,240,000
56
Oklahoma State Cowboys at Miami Hurricanes
3,200,000
57
Louisville Cardinals at Notre Dame Fighting Irish
3,120,000
58
Florida Gators at Texas A&M Aggies
3,100,000
59
UCF Knights at Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets
3,060,000
60
Pittsburgh Panthers at Clemson Tigers
3,000,000
61
Oklahoma Sooners at Iowa State Cyclones
2,990,000
62
Texas Longhorns at Colorado Buffaloes
2,980,000
63
Florida State Seminoles at Miami Hurricanes
2,950,000
64
Florida State Seminoles at Notre Dame Fighting Irish
2,920,000
65
Syracuse Orange at Notre Dame Fighting Irish
2,840,000
66
Iowa State Cyclones at Oklahoma State Cowboys
2,810,000
67
Oregon Ducks at Oregon State Beavers
2,800,000
68
Texas A&M Aggies at Auburn Tigers
2,800,000
69
West Virginia Mountaineers at Texas Longhorns
2,750,000
70
Oregon Ducks at Washington State Cougars
2,730,000
71
Texas Longhorns at Texas Tech Red Raiders
2,720,000
72
TCU Horned Frogs at Texas Longhorns
2,700,000
73
Nebraska Cornhuskers at Iowa Hawkeyes
2,690,000
74
Kansas State Wildcats at Oklahoma Sooners
2,680,000
75
Florida Gators at Ole Miss Rebels
2,670,000
76
Liberty Flames at Coastal Carolina Chanticleers
2,620,000
77
Alabama Crimson Tide at Arkansas Razorbacks
2,590,000
78
Auburn Tigers at South Carolina Gamecocks
2,570,000
79
Northwestern Wildcats at Michigan State Spartans
2,550,000
80
Michigan State Spartans at Penn State Nittany Lions
2,540,000
81
South Carolina Gamecocks at Florida Gators
2,520,000
82
Kentucky Wildcats at Florida Gators
2,510,000
83
Notre Dame Fighting Irish at Pittsburgh Panthers
2,490,000
84
Arkansas Razorbacks at Florida Gators
2,440,000
85
Indiana Hoosiers at Michigan State Spartans
2,440,000
86
Texas A&M Aggies at Mississippi State Bulldogs
2,430,000
87
South Carolina Gamecocks at LSU Tigers
2,430,000
88
Kansas State Wildcats at TCU Horned Frogs
2,360,000
89
Arizona State Sun Devils at USC Trojans
2,330,000
90
Clemson Tigers at Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets
2,250,000
91
Tulsa Golden Hurricane at Mississippi State Bulldogs
2,250,000
92
USC Trojans at Arizona Wildcats
2,210,000
93
North Carolina Tar Heels at Florida State Seminoles
2,200,000
94
Arkansas Razorbacks at Auburn Tigers
2,120,000
95
Oklahoma Sooners at Texas Tech Red Raiders
2,120,000
96
Texas Tech Red Raiders at Oklahoma State Cowboys
2,120,000
97
Marshall Thundering Herd at Buffalo Bulls
2,110,000
98
Alabama Crimson Tide at Missouri Tigers
2,090,000
99
Penn State Nittany Lions at Indiana Hoosiers
2,070,000
100
Tennessee Volunteers at Auburn Tigers
2,050,000
Top 100 of 281 eligible telecasts · computed 2026-09-15 11:38 UTC
Rows span 2 Nielsen eras (Before Out-of-Home, Panel + Out-of-Home); figures from different eras are not directly comparable. Each row carries its era.