Most-watched College Football telecasts, October 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.
85
eligible telecasts
updated 2026-09-15
Most-watched College Football telecasts, October 2020
1
Georgia Bulldogs at Alabama Crimson Tide
9,610,000
2
Ohio State Buckeyes at Penn State Nittany Lions
6,530,000
3
Nebraska Cornhuskers at Ohio State Buckeyes
6,180,000
4
Tennessee Volunteers at Georgia Bulldogs
5,770,000
5
Michigan Wolverines at Minnesota Golden Gophers
5,120,000
6
Alabama Crimson Tide at Ole Miss Rebels
4,890,000
7
Texas Longhorns at Oklahoma Sooners
4,810,000
8
Texas A&M Aggies at Alabama Crimson Tide
4,760,000
9
Miami Hurricanes at Clemson Tigers
4,610,000
10
Boston College Eagles at Clemson Tigers
4,380,000
11
Alabama Crimson Tide at Tennessee Volunteers
4,360,000
12
Auburn Tigers at Georgia Bulldogs
4,220,000
13
Michigan State Spartans at Michigan Wolverines
4,220,000
14
Texas Longhorns at Oklahoma State Cowboys
4,040,000
15
Notre Dame Fighting Irish at Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets
3,770,000
16
Oklahoma Sooners at Iowa State Cyclones
3,710,000
17
LSU Tigers at Auburn Tigers
3,450,000
18
Louisville Cardinals at Notre Dame Fighting Irish
3,120,000
19
Florida Gators at Texas A&M Aggies
3,100,000
20
Florida State Seminoles at Notre Dame Fighting Irish
2,920,000
21
Iowa State Cyclones at Oklahoma State Cowboys
2,810,000
22
TCU Horned Frogs at Texas Longhorns
2,700,000
23
Auburn Tigers at South Carolina Gamecocks
2,570,000
24
South Carolina Gamecocks at Florida Gators
2,520,000
25
Notre Dame Fighting Irish at Pittsburgh Panthers
2,490,000
26
Texas A&M Aggies at Mississippi State Bulldogs
2,430,000
27
South Carolina Gamecocks at LSU Tigers
2,430,000
28
Kansas State Wildcats at TCU Horned Frogs
2,360,000
29
Clemson Tigers at Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets
2,250,000
30
North Carolina Tar Heels at Florida State Seminoles
2,200,000
31
Arkansas Razorbacks at Auburn Tigers
2,120,000
32
Oklahoma Sooners at Texas Tech Red Raiders
2,120,000
33
Penn State Nittany Lions at Indiana Hoosiers
2,070,000
34
Oklahoma Sooners at TCU Horned Frogs
2,030,000
35
Mississippi State Bulldogs at Alabama Crimson Tide
2,000,000
36
North Carolina Tar Heels at Boston College Eagles
1,980,000
37
Minnesota Golden Gophers at Maryland Terrapins
1,910,000
38
UCF Knights at Memphis Tigers
1,900,000
39
Baylor Bears at West Virginia Mountaineers
1,790,000
40
Virginia Tech Hokies at North Carolina Tar Heels
1,660,000
41
Kansas Jayhawks at West Virginia Mountaineers
1,460,000
42
Texas Tech Red Raiders at Iowa State Cyclones
1,380,000
43
BYU Cougars at Houston Cougars
1,160,000
44
Baylor Bears at Texas Longhorns
1,150,000
45
Northwestern Wildcats at Iowa Hawkeyes
1,150,000
46
Louisville Cardinals at Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets
1,020,000
47
Illinois Fighting Illini at Wisconsin Badgers
1,010,000
48
NC State Wolfpack at North Carolina Tar Heels
1,000,000
49
Oklahoma State Cowboys at Kansas Jayhawks
905,000
50
SMU Mustangs at Tulane Green Wave
832,000
51
Iowa Hawkeyes at Purdue Boilermakers
795,000
52
Western Kentucky Hilltoppers at BYU Cougars
788,000
53
Coastal Carolina Chanticleers at Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns
721,000
54
Texas State Bobcats at BYU Cougars
716,000
55
Georgia State Panthers at Arkansas State Red Wolves
698,000
56
West Virginia Mountaineers at Texas Tech Red Raiders
685,000
57
Memphis Tigers at Cincinnati Bearcats
679,000
58
Kansas State Wildcats at West Virginia Mountaineers
669,000
59
Rutgers Scarlet Knights at Michigan State Spartans
608,000
60
Tulsa Golden Hurricane at South Florida Bulls
561,000
61
Texas Tech Red Raiders at Kansas State Wildcats
557,000
62
Utah State Aggies at Boise State Broncos
549,000
63
Indiana Hoosiers at Rutgers Scarlet Knights
506,000
64
Louisiana Tech Bulldogs at BYU Cougars
505,000
65
Cincinnati Bearcats at SMU Mustangs
485,000
66
South Alabama Jaguars at Georgia Southern Eagles
441,000
67
Tulsa Golden Hurricane at UCF Knights
435,000
68
Tulane Green Wave at Houston Cougars
418,000
69
Arkansas State Red Wolves at Appalachian State Mountaineers
384,000
70
TCU Horned Frogs at Baylor Bears
353,000
71
East Carolina Pirates at Tulsa Golden Hurricane
331,000
72
UTSA Roadrunners at BYU Cougars
317,000
73
Memphis Tigers at SMU Mustangs
315,000
74
Tulane Green Wave at UCF Knights
296,000
75
Nevada Wolf Pack at UNLV Rebels
293,000
76
Kansas Jayhawks at Kansas State Wildcats
289,000
77
Navy Midshipmen at East Carolina Pirates
261,000
78
Hawai'i Rainbow Warriors at Wyoming Cowboys
259,000
79
Iowa State Cyclones at Kansas Jayhawks
247,000
80
Navy Midshipmen at SMU Mustangs
218,000
81
Maryland Terrapins at Northwestern Wildcats
186,000
82
Arkansas State Red Wolves at Coastal Carolina Chanticleers
133,000
83
UL Monroe Warhawks at Liberty Flames
133,000
84
Massachusetts Minutemen at Georgia Southern Eagles
130,000
85
UTEP Miners at Louisiana Tech Bulldogs
129,000
85 eligible telecasts · computed 2026-09-15 11:00 UTC