Most-watched College Football telecasts of 2021
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.
155
eligible telecasts
updated 2026-09-15
Most-watched College Football telecasts of 2021
1
Ohio State Buckeyes at Clemson Tigers
19,150,000
2
Notre Dame Fighting Irish at Alabama Crimson Tide
18,890,000
3
CFP National Championship, Alabama vs Ohio State
18,710,000
4
Cincinnati Bearcats at Alabama Crimson Tide
16,650,000
5
Georgia Bulldogs at Michigan Wolverines
16,500,000
6
Ohio State Buckeyes at Michigan Wolverines
15,890,000
7
Georgia Bulldogs at Alabama Crimson Tide
15,270,000
8
Michigan Wolverines at Iowa Hawkeyes
11,660,000
9
Alabama Crimson Tide at Auburn Tigers
10,370,000
10
Michigan Wolverines at Michigan State Spartans
9,290,000
11
Georgia Bulldogs at Clemson Tigers
8,860,000
12
Georgia Bulldogs at Cincinnati Bearcats
8,720,000
13
Alabama Crimson Tide at Texas A&M Aggies
8,330,000
14
Baylor Bears at Oklahoma State Cowboys
8,020,000
15
Alabama Crimson Tide at Florida Gators
7,860,000
16
Notre Dame Fighting Irish at Florida State Seminoles
7,750,000
17
Oregon Ducks at Ohio State Buckeyes
7,730,000
18
Pittsburgh Panthers at Michigan State Spartans
7,650,000
19
Auburn Tigers at Penn State Nittany Lions
7,610,000
20
Texas A&M Aggies at North Carolina Tar Heels
7,580,000
21
Army Black Knights at Navy Midshipmen
7,580,000
22
Penn State Nittany Lions at Ohio State Buckeyes
7,050,000
23
Oregon Ducks at Iowa State Cyclones
6,680,000
24
Oklahoma Sooners at Oklahoma State Cowboys
6,490,000
25
Kentucky Wildcats at Georgia Bulldogs
6,370,000
26
Ohio State Buckeyes at Minnesota Golden Gophers
6,300,000
27
Georgia Bulldogs at Florida Gators
6,120,000
28
Oklahoma Sooners at Texas Longhorns
5,940,000
29
Michigan Wolverines at Penn State Nittany Lions
5,940,000
30
Georgia Bulldogs at Tennessee Volunteers
5,780,000
31
Tennessee Volunteers at Purdue Boilermakers
5,600,000
32
Arkansas Razorbacks at Alabama Crimson Tide
5,460,000
33
Penn State Nittany Lions at Wisconsin Badgers
5,410,000
34
Notre Dame Fighting Irish at Wisconsin Badgers
5,370,000
35
Wisconsin Badgers at Minnesota Golden Gophers
5,050,000
36
Alabama Crimson Tide at Miami Hurricanes
5,030,000
37
Clemson Tigers at Iowa State Cyclones
4,900,000
38
Oregon Ducks at Utah Utes
4,820,000
39
Ole Miss Rebels at Alabama Crimson Tide
4,790,000
40
Auburn Tigers at Northwestern Wildcats
4,780,000
41
Washington Huskies at Michigan Wolverines
4,750,000
42
Purdue Boilermakers at Ohio State Buckeyes
4,740,000
43
Oregon Ducks at Oklahoma Sooners
4,700,000
44
Tennessee Volunteers at Alabama Crimson Tide
4,680,000
45
Michigan Wolverines at Nebraska Cornhuskers
4,630,000
46
Georgia Bulldogs at Auburn Tigers
4,580,000
47
Texas A&M Aggies at Colorado Buffaloes
4,500,000
48
West Virginia Mountaineers at Oklahoma Sooners
4,500,000
49
Michigan Wolverines at Wisconsin Badgers
4,310,000
50
Oregon Ducks at Utah Utes
4,250,000
51
Nebraska Cornhuskers at Oklahoma Sooners
4,210,000
52
Ole Miss Rebels at Indiana Hoosiers
4,110,000
53
Texas A&M Aggies at Arkansas Razorbacks
4,070,000
54
Indiana Hoosiers at Penn State Nittany Lions
4,000,000
55
Mississippi State Bulldogs at Texas Tech Red Raiders
3,900,000
56
Penn State Nittany Lions at Michigan State Spartans
3,890,000
57
Arkansas Razorbacks at Georgia Bulldogs
3,850,000
58
Oregon Ducks at UCLA Bruins
3,850,000
59
Auburn Tigers at LSU Tigers
3,790,000
60
Oklahoma Sooners at Baylor Bears
3,720,000
61
Wisconsin Badgers at Arizona State Sun Devils
3,600,000
62
Alabama Crimson Tide at Mississippi State Bulldogs
3,530,000
63
Texas A&M Aggies at Ole Miss Rebels
3,530,000
64
Nebraska Cornhuskers at Wisconsin Badgers
3,530,000
65
Wake Forest Demon Deacons at Rutgers Scarlet Knights
3,500,000
66
TCU Horned Frogs at Oklahoma Sooners
3,430,000
67
Houston Cougars at Cincinnati Bearcats
3,420,000
68
Texas Longhorns at Arkansas Razorbacks
3,360,000
69
Ohio State Buckeyes at Indiana Hoosiers
3,350,000
70
Tennessee Volunteers at Florida Gators
3,280,000
71
Notre Dame Fighting Irish at Virginia Cavaliers
3,280,000
72
Northwestern Wildcats at Michigan Wolverines
3,240,000
73
Nebraska Cornhuskers at Illinois Fighting Illini
3,220,000
74
UAB Blazers at BYU Cougars
3,200,000
75
UCF Knights at Florida Gators
3,200,000
76
Oklahoma State Cowboys at Texas Longhorns
3,130,000
77
LSU Tigers at Ole Miss Rebels
3,110,000
78
Iowa State Cyclones at Oklahoma Sooners
3,100,000
79
Louisville Cardinals at Ole Miss Rebels
3,080,000
80
Florida Gators at Kentucky Wildcats
3,060,000
81
Missouri Tigers at Arkansas Razorbacks
2,960,000
82
Florida Gators at LSU Tigers
2,930,000
83
Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns at Texas Longhorns
2,880,000
84
USC Trojans at Notre Dame Fighting Irish
2,870,000
85
Kansas State Wildcats at Texas Longhorns
2,860,000
86
Washington State Cougars at Central Michigan Chippewas
2,850,000
87
Rutgers Scarlet Knights at Michigan Wolverines
2,810,000
88
Maryland Terrapins at Ohio State Buckeyes
2,790,000
89
Michigan State Spartans at Miami Hurricanes
2,770,000
90
Notre Dame Fighting Irish at Stanford Cardinal
2,740,000
91
Air Force Falcons at Louisville Cardinals
2,730,000
92
NC State Wolfpack at Kentucky Wildcats
2,710,000
93
Colorado Buffaloes at Oregon Ducks
2,670,000
94
Oklahoma State Cowboys at Iowa State Cyclones
2,660,000
95
Pittsburgh Panthers at Wake Forest Demon Deacons
2,660,000
96
Oklahoma Sooners at Kansas State Wildcats
2,620,000
97
North Carolina Tar Heels at Virginia Tech Hokies
2,580,000
98
Purdue Boilermakers at Notre Dame Fighting Irish
2,580,000
99
South Carolina Gamecocks at Georgia Bulldogs
2,550,000
100
Tulane Green Wave at Oklahoma Sooners
2,530,000
Top 100 of 155 eligible telecasts · computed 2026-09-15 10:59 UTC