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.
48
eligible telecasts
updated 2026-09-15
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
Penn State Nittany Lions at Wisconsin Badgers
5,410,000
8
Notre Dame Fighting Irish at Wisconsin Badgers
5,370,000
9
Alabama Crimson Tide at Miami Hurricanes
5,030,000
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
Texas Longhorns at Arkansas Razorbacks
3,360,000
16
Tennessee Volunteers at Florida Gators
3,280,000
17
Louisville Cardinals at Ole Miss Rebels
3,080,000
18
Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns at Texas Longhorns
2,880,000
19
Rutgers Scarlet Knights at Michigan Wolverines
2,810,000
20
Michigan State Spartans at Miami Hurricanes
2,770,000
21
North Carolina Tar Heels at Virginia Tech Hokies
2,580,000
22
Purdue Boilermakers at Notre Dame Fighting Irish
2,580,000
23
South Carolina Gamecocks at Georgia Bulldogs
2,550,000
24
Tulane Green Wave at Oklahoma Sooners
2,530,000
25
Michigan State Spartans at Northwestern Wildcats
2,100,000
26
Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets at Clemson Tigers
2,100,000
27
Iowa State Cyclones at Baylor Bears
2,010,000
28
Tulsa Golden Hurricane at Ohio State Buckeyes
1,830,000
29
LSU Tigers at Mississippi State Bulldogs
1,790,000
30
Pittsburgh Panthers at Tennessee Volunteers
1,740,000
31
Texas Tech Red Raiders at Texas Longhorns
1,730,000
32
Arizona Wildcats at Oregon Ducks
1,660,000
33
Nebraska Cornhuskers at Michigan State Spartans
1,660,000
34
Western Michigan Broncos at Michigan Wolverines
1,620,000
35
Florida Gators at South Florida Bulls
1,600,000
36
USC Trojans at Washington State Cougars
1,580,000
37
Utah Utes at BYU Cougars
1,500,000
38
Stanford Cardinal at USC Trojans
1,440,000
39
West Virginia Mountaineers at Maryland Terrapins
1,350,000
40
Kansas Jayhawks at Coastal Carolina Chanticleers
1,300,000
41
Air Force Falcons at Navy Midshipmen
1,080,000
42
BYU Cougars at Arizona Wildcats
933,000
43
UAB Blazers at Jacksonville State Gamecocks
841,000
44
Texas Tech Red Raiders at Houston Cougars
831,000
45
Boise State Broncos at Utah State Aggies
804,000
46
Oregon State Beavers at Purdue Boilermakers
439,000
47
Stanford Cardinal at Kansas State Wildcats
312,000
48
East Carolina Pirates at Appalachian State Mountaineers
245,000
48 eligible telecasts · computed 2026-09-15 11:00 UTC