Most-watched College Football telecasts, October 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.
40
eligible telecasts
updated 2026-09-15
Most-watched College Football telecasts, October 2021
1
Michigan Wolverines at Michigan State Spartans
9,290,000
2
Alabama Crimson Tide at Texas A&M Aggies
8,330,000
3
Penn State Nittany Lions at Ohio State Buckeyes
7,050,000
4
Kentucky Wildcats at Georgia Bulldogs
6,370,000
5
Georgia Bulldogs at Florida Gators
6,120,000
6
Oklahoma Sooners at Texas Longhorns
5,940,000
7
Ole Miss Rebels at Alabama Crimson Tide
4,790,000
8
Tennessee Volunteers at Alabama Crimson Tide
4,680,000
9
Michigan Wolverines at Nebraska Cornhuskers
4,630,000
10
Georgia Bulldogs at Auburn Tigers
4,580,000
11
Michigan Wolverines at Wisconsin Badgers
4,310,000
12
Indiana Hoosiers at Penn State Nittany Lions
4,000,000
13
Arkansas Razorbacks at Georgia Bulldogs
3,850,000
14
Oregon Ducks at UCLA Bruins
3,850,000
15
Auburn Tigers at LSU Tigers
3,790,000
16
Alabama Crimson Tide at Mississippi State Bulldogs
3,530,000
17
TCU Horned Frogs at Oklahoma Sooners
3,430,000
18
Ohio State Buckeyes at Indiana Hoosiers
3,350,000
19
Northwestern Wildcats at Michigan Wolverines
3,240,000
20
Oklahoma State Cowboys at Texas Longhorns
3,130,000
21
LSU Tigers at Ole Miss Rebels
3,110,000
22
Florida Gators at Kentucky Wildcats
3,060,000
23
Florida Gators at LSU Tigers
2,930,000
24
USC Trojans at Notre Dame Fighting Irish
2,870,000
25
Maryland Terrapins at Ohio State Buckeyes
2,790,000
26
Colorado Buffaloes at Oregon Ducks
2,670,000
27
Oklahoma State Cowboys at Iowa State Cyclones
2,660,000
28
Oklahoma Sooners at Kansas State Wildcats
2,620,000
29
Ole Miss Rebels at Auburn Tigers
2,530,000
30
Auburn Tigers at Arkansas Razorbacks
2,400,000
31
Texas Longhorns at Baylor Bears
2,400,000
32
Texas Tech Red Raiders at Oklahoma Sooners
2,370,000
33
North Carolina Tar Heels at Notre Dame Fighting Irish
2,350,000
34
Boise State Broncos at BYU Cougars
2,240,000
35
Arkansas Razorbacks at Ole Miss Rebels
2,230,000
36
Clemson Tigers at Pittsburgh Panthers
2,160,000
37
Clemson Tigers at Syracuse Orange
2,120,000
38
UCLA Bruins at Washington Huskies
1,530,000
39
Utah Utes at USC Trojans
1,380,000
40
UCF Knights at Cincinnati Bearcats
1,370,000
40 eligible telecasts · computed 2026-09-15 11:00 UTC