Most-watched College Football telecasts, September 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.
93
eligible telecasts
updated 2026-10-30
Most-watched College Football telecasts, September 2021
1
Georgia Bulldogs at Clemson Tigers
8,860,000
2
Alabama Crimson Tide at Florida Gators
7,860,000
3
Notre Dame Fighting Irish at Florida State Seminoles
7,750,000
4
Oregon Ducks at Ohio State Buckeyes
7,730,000
5
Auburn Tigers at Penn State Nittany Lions
7,610,000
6
Ohio State Buckeyes at Minnesota Golden Gophers
6,300,000
7
Alabama Crimson Tide at Miami Hurricanes
5,670,000
8
Penn State Nittany Lions at Wisconsin Badgers
5,410,000
9
Notre Dame Fighting Irish at Wisconsin Badgers
5,370,000
10
Washington Huskies at Michigan Wolverines
4,750,000
11
Texas A&M Aggies at Colorado Buffaloes
4,500,000
12
West Virginia Mountaineers at Oklahoma Sooners
4,500,000
13
Nebraska Cornhuskers at Oklahoma Sooners
4,210,000
14
Texas A&M Aggies at Arkansas Razorbacks
4,070,000
15
Iowa Hawkeyes at Iowa State Cyclones
3,890,000
16
Texas Longhorns at Arkansas Razorbacks
3,360,000
17
Tennessee Volunteers at Florida Gators
3,280,000
18
LSU Tigers at UCLA Bruins
3,220,000
19
Louisville Cardinals at Ole Miss Rebels
3,080,000
20
Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns at Texas Longhorns
2,880,000
21
Rutgers Scarlet Knights at Michigan Wolverines
2,810,000
22
Michigan State Spartans at Miami Hurricanes
2,770,000
23
North Carolina Tar Heels at Virginia Tech Hokies
2,580,000
24
Purdue Boilermakers at Notre Dame Fighting Irish
2,580,000
25
South Carolina Gamecocks at Georgia Bulldogs
2,550,000
26
Tulane Green Wave at Oklahoma Sooners
2,530,000
27
Clemson Tigers at NC State Wolfpack
2,190,000
28
Michigan State Spartans at Northwestern Wildcats
2,100,000
29
Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets at Clemson Tigers
2,100,000
30
Iowa State Cyclones at Baylor Bears
2,010,000
31
UCF Knights at Louisville Cardinals
1,881,000
32
Tulsa Golden Hurricane at Ohio State Buckeyes
1,830,000
33
LSU Tigers at Mississippi State Bulldogs
1,790,000
34
Pittsburgh Panthers at Tennessee Volunteers
1,740,000
35
Texas Tech Red Raiders at Texas Longhorns
1,730,000
36
Cincinnati Bearcats at Indiana Hoosiers
1,681,000
37
Arizona Wildcats at Oregon Ducks
1,660,000
38
Nebraska Cornhuskers at Michigan State Spartans
1,660,000
39
Western Michigan Broncos at Michigan Wolverines
1,620,000
40
Florida Gators at South Florida Bulls
1,600,000
41
USC Trojans at Washington State Cougars
1,580,000
42
Utah Utes at BYU Cougars
1,500,000
43
Arizona State Sun Devils at BYU Cougars
1,498,000
44
Stanford Cardinal at USC Trojans
1,440,000
45
Virginia Cavaliers at Miami Hurricanes
1,408,000
46
West Virginia Mountaineers at Maryland Terrapins
1,350,000
47
Kansas Jayhawks at Coastal Carolina Chanticleers
1,300,000
48
UAB Blazers at Georgia Bulldogs
1,118,000
49
Wake Forest Demon Deacons at Virginia Cavaliers
1,113,000
50
Air Force Falcons at Navy Midshipmen
1,080,000
51
Akron Zips at Ohio State Buckeyes
1,075,000
52
Marshall Thundering Herd at Appalachian State Mountaineers
1,014,000
53
Kentucky Wildcats at South Carolina Gamecocks
941,000
54
BYU Cougars at Arizona Wildcats
933,000
55
Virginia Tech Hokies at West Virginia Mountaineers
932,000
56
Ball State Cardinals at Penn State Nittany Lions
881,000
57
UAB Blazers at Jacksonville State Gamecocks
841,000
58
Boise State Broncos at UCF Knights
841,000
59
Texas Tech Red Raiders at Houston Cougars
831,000
60
Boise State Broncos at Utah State Aggies
804,000
61
NC State Wolfpack at Mississippi State Bulldogs
756,000
62
Oregon State Beavers at USC Trojans
754,000
63
Ohio Bobcats at Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns
698,000
64
Maryland Terrapins at Illinois Fighting Illini
690,000
65
Florida State Seminoles at Wake Forest Demon Deacons
689,000
66
Louisville Cardinals at Florida State Seminoles
643,000
67
Buffalo Bulls at Nebraska Cornhuskers
626,000
68
Oklahoma State Cowboys at Boise State Broncos
596,000
69
South Carolina Gamecocks at East Carolina Pirates
585,000
70
Eastern Michigan Eagles at Wisconsin Badgers
557,000
71
Indiana Hoosiers at Iowa Hawkeyes
554,000
72
Colorado State Rams at Iowa Hawkeyes
513,000
73
Northern Illinois Huskies at Michigan Wolverines
512,000
74
South Florida Bulls at BYU Cougars
491,000
75
Oregon State Beavers at Purdue Boilermakers
439,000
76
UNLV Rebels at Arizona State Sun Devils
407,000
77
Missouri Tigers at Boston College Eagles
404,000
78
Mississippi State Bulldogs at Memphis Tigers
401,000
79
Appalachian State Mountaineers at Miami Hurricanes
395,000
80
Tulane Green Wave at Ole Miss Rebels
350,000
81
UTEP Miners at Boise State Broncos
347,000
82
Tulsa Golden Hurricane at Oklahoma State Cowboys
321,000
83
Stanford Cardinal at Kansas State Wildcats
312,000
84
Kent State Golden Flashes at Texas A&M Aggies
285,000
85
Coastal Carolina Chanticleers at Buffalo Bulls
285,000
86
Nevada Wolf Pack at California Golden Bears
255,000
87
East Carolina Pirates at Appalachian State Mountaineers
245,000
88
Louisiana Tech Bulldogs at Mississippi State Bulldogs
228,000
89
UTSA Roadrunners at Illinois Fighting Illini
211,000
90
Hawai'i Rainbow Warriors at Oregon State Beavers
204,000
91
California Golden Bears at TCU Horned Frogs
193,000
92
SMU Mustangs at TCU Horned Frogs
186,000
93
Colorado Buffaloes at Arizona State Sun Devils
170,000
93 eligible telecasts · computed 2026-10-30 22:01 UTC