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.
363
eligible telecasts
updated 2026-10-31
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
Penn State Nittany Lions at Iowa Hawkeyes
6,904,000
24
Oregon Ducks at Iowa State Cyclones
6,680,000
25
Oklahoma Sooners at Oklahoma State Cowboys
6,490,000
26
Kentucky Wildcats at Georgia Bulldogs
6,370,000
27
Ohio State Buckeyes at Minnesota Golden Gophers
6,300,000
28
Georgia Bulldogs at Florida Gators
6,120,000
29
Oklahoma Sooners at Texas Longhorns
5,940,000
30
Michigan Wolverines at Penn State Nittany Lions
5,940,000
31
Georgia Bulldogs at Tennessee Volunteers
5,780,000
32
Alabama Crimson Tide at Miami Hurricanes
5,670,000
33
Tennessee Volunteers at Purdue Boilermakers
5,600,000
34
Arkansas Razorbacks at Alabama Crimson Tide
5,460,000
35
Penn State Nittany Lions at Wisconsin Badgers
5,410,000
36
Notre Dame Fighting Irish at Wisconsin Badgers
5,370,000
37
Ohio State Buckeyes at Nebraska Cornhuskers
5,328,000
38
Michigan State Spartans at Ohio State Buckeyes
5,287,000
39
Wisconsin Badgers at Minnesota Golden Gophers
5,050,000
40
LSU Tigers at Alabama Crimson Tide
5,000,000
41
Clemson Tigers at Iowa State Cyclones
4,900,000
42
Oregon Ducks at Utah Utes
4,820,000
43
Ole Miss Rebels at Alabama Crimson Tide
4,790,000
44
Auburn Tigers at Northwestern Wildcats
4,780,000
45
Washington Huskies at Michigan Wolverines
4,750,000
46
Purdue Boilermakers at Ohio State Buckeyes
4,740,000
47
Oregon Ducks at Oklahoma Sooners
4,700,000
48
Tennessee Volunteers at Alabama Crimson Tide
4,680,000
49
Michigan Wolverines at Nebraska Cornhuskers
4,630,000
50
Georgia Bulldogs at Auburn Tigers
4,580,000
51
Texas A&M Aggies at Colorado Buffaloes
4,500,000
52
West Virginia Mountaineers at Oklahoma Sooners
4,500,000
53
Michigan State Spartans at Purdue Boilermakers
4,400,000
54
Michigan Wolverines at Wisconsin Badgers
4,310,000
55
Oregon Ducks at Utah Utes
4,250,000
56
Nebraska Cornhuskers at Oklahoma Sooners
4,210,000
57
Ole Miss Rebels at Indiana Hoosiers
4,110,000
58
Texas A&M Aggies at Arkansas Razorbacks
4,070,000
59
Indiana Hoosiers at Penn State Nittany Lions
4,000,000
60
Mississippi State Bulldogs at Texas Tech Red Raiders
3,900,000
61
Iowa Hawkeyes at Iowa State Cyclones
3,890,000
62
Penn State Nittany Lions at Michigan State Spartans
3,890,000
63
Arkansas Razorbacks at Georgia Bulldogs
3,850,000
64
Oregon Ducks at UCLA Bruins
3,850,000
65
Cincinnati Bearcats at Notre Dame Fighting Irish
3,810,000
66
Auburn Tigers at LSU Tigers
3,790,000
67
Illinois Fighting Illini at Penn State Nittany Lions
3,765,000
68
Auburn Tigers at Texas A&M Aggies
3,759,000
69
Oklahoma Sooners at Baylor Bears
3,720,000
70
Wisconsin Badgers at Arizona State Sun Devils
3,600,000
71
Alabama Crimson Tide at Mississippi State Bulldogs
3,530,000
72
Texas A&M Aggies at Ole Miss Rebels
3,530,000
73
Nebraska Cornhuskers at Wisconsin Badgers
3,530,000
74
Wake Forest Demon Deacons at Rutgers Scarlet Knights
3,480,000
75
Purdue Boilermakers at Iowa Hawkeyes
3,450,000
76
TCU Horned Frogs at Oklahoma Sooners
3,430,000
77
Houston Cougars at Cincinnati Bearcats
3,420,000
78
Texas Longhorns at Arkansas Razorbacks
3,360,000
79
Ohio State Buckeyes at Indiana Hoosiers
3,350,000
80
Tennessee Volunteers at Florida Gators
3,280,000
81
Notre Dame Fighting Irish at Virginia Cavaliers
3,280,000
82
Northwestern Wildcats at Michigan Wolverines
3,240,000
83
Nebraska Cornhuskers at Illinois Fighting Illini
3,220,000
84
LSU Tigers at UCLA Bruins
3,220,000
85
UAB Blazers at BYU Cougars
3,200,000
86
UCF Knights at Florida Gators
3,200,000
87
Oklahoma State Cowboys at Texas Longhorns
3,130,000
88
LSU Tigers at Ole Miss Rebels
3,110,000
89
Iowa State Cyclones at Oklahoma Sooners
3,100,000
90
Louisville Cardinals at Ole Miss Rebels
3,080,000
91
Florida Gators at Kentucky Wildcats
3,060,000
92
Missouri Tigers at Arkansas Razorbacks
2,960,000
93
Florida Gators at LSU Tigers
2,930,000
94
Utah State Aggies at Oregon State Beavers
2,892,000
95
Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns at Texas Longhorns
2,880,000
96
USC Trojans at Notre Dame Fighting Irish
2,870,000
97
Kansas State Wildcats at Texas Longhorns
2,860,000
98
Washington State Cougars at Central Michigan Chippewas
2,850,000
99
Rutgers Scarlet Knights at Michigan Wolverines
2,810,000
100
Maryland Terrapins at Ohio State Buckeyes
2,790,000
Top 100 of 363 eligible telecasts · computed 2026-10-31 00:01 UTC