Most-watched College Football telecasts, October 2022
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.
103
eligible telecasts
updated 2026-10-31
Most-watched College Football telecasts, October 2022
1
Alabama Crimson Tide at Tennessee Volunteers
11,560,000
2
Ohio State Buckeyes at Penn State Nittany Lions
8,270,000
3
Texas A&M Aggies at Alabama Crimson Tide
7,150,000
4
Penn State Nittany Lions at Michigan Wolverines
6,450,000
5
Alabama Crimson Tide at Arkansas Razorbacks
5,828,000
6
Florida Gators at Georgia Bulldogs
5,620,000
7
Michigan State Spartans at Michigan Wolverines
5,580,000
8
Syracuse Orange at Clemson Tigers
4,750,000
9
Texas Longhorns at Oklahoma State Cowboys
4,460,000
10
Ohio State Buckeyes at Michigan State Spartans
4,440,000
11
Iowa Hawkeyes at Ohio State Buckeyes
4,380,000
12
Auburn Tigers at Georgia Bulldogs
4,240,000
13
Michigan Wolverines at Iowa Hawkeyes
4,200,000
14
Kentucky Wildcats at Tennessee Volunteers
4,040,000
15
Michigan Wolverines at Indiana Hoosiers
4,010,000
16
Ole Miss Rebels at LSU Tigers
3,860,000
17
Minnesota Golden Gophers at Penn State Nittany Lions
3,540,000
18
Oklahoma State Cowboys at Kansas State Wildcats
3,380,000
19
Texas Longhorns at Oklahoma Sooners
3,360,000
20
UCLA Bruins at Oregon Ducks
3,340,000
21
Tennessee Volunteers at LSU Tigers
2,960,000
22
Kentucky Wildcats at Ole Miss Rebels
2,790,000
23
LSU Tigers at Auburn Tigers
2,790,000
24
USC Trojans at Utah Utes
2,740,000
25
Utah Utes at UCLA Bruins
2,650,000
26
BYU Cougars at Notre Dame Fighting Irish
2,530,000
27
Illinois Fighting Illini at Nebraska Cornhuskers
2,490,000
28
Wake Forest Demon Deacons at Florida State Seminoles
2,480,000
29
Oklahoma Sooners at TCU Horned Frogs
2,468,000
30
LSU Tigers at Florida Gators
2,460,000
31
Wisconsin Badgers at Michigan State Spartans
2,450,000
32
Oklahoma State Cowboys at Baylor Bears
2,410,000
33
Iowa State Cyclones at Texas Longhorns
2,350,000
34
Notre Dame Fighting Irish at Syracuse Orange
2,340,000
35
Stanford Cardinal at Notre Dame Fighting Irish
2,150,000
36
Oklahoma State Cowboys at TCU Horned Frogs
2,140,000
37
Auburn Tigers at Ole Miss Rebels
2,060,000
38
Clemson Tigers at Boston College Eagles
1,930,000
39
Arizona State Sun Devils at USC Trojans
1,920,000
40
Washington State Cougars at USC Trojans
1,840,000
41
Rutgers Scarlet Knights at Ohio State Buckeyes
1,790,000
42
Texas Tech Red Raiders at Oklahoma State Cowboys
1,630,000
43
Northwestern Wildcats at Penn State Nittany Lions
1,620,000
44
Kansas State Wildcats at TCU Horned Frogs
1,530,000
45
TCU Horned Frogs at West Virginia Mountaineers
1,510,000
46
Washington Huskies at California Golden Bears
1,320,000
47
TCU Horned Frogs at Kansas Jayhawks
1,310,000
48
Stanford Cardinal at UCLA Bruins
1,260,000
49
North Carolina Tar Heels at Miami Hurricanes
1,250,000
50
Virginia Tech Hokies at NC State Wolfpack
1,230,000
51
Kansas Jayhawks at Oklahoma Sooners
1,210,000
52
West Virginia Mountaineers at Texas Longhorns
1,190,000
53
Nebraska Cornhuskers at Rutgers Scarlet Knights
1,150,000
54
Baylor Bears at West Virginia Mountaineers
1,150,000
55
Indiana Hoosiers at Nebraska Cornhuskers
1,140,000
56
Navy Midshipmen at Air Force Falcons
1,130,000
57
Oregon State Beavers at Stanford Cardinal
1,080,000
58
Arkansas Razorbacks at BYU Cougars
1,060,000
59
Cincinnati Bearcats at UCF Knights
1,060,000
60
Purdue Boilermakers at Wisconsin Badgers
1,010,000
61
Navy Midshipmen at SMU Mustangs
959,000
62
Nebraska Cornhuskers at Purdue Boilermakers
943,000
63
Michigan State Spartans at Maryland Terrapins
904,000
64
Virginia Cavaliers at Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets
891,000
65
SMU Mustangs at UCF Knights
866,000
66
Iowa State Cyclones at Kansas Jayhawks
865,000
67
Iowa Hawkeyes at Illinois Fighting Illini
855,000
68
Purdue Boilermakers at Minnesota Golden Gophers
829,000
69
East Carolina Pirates at BYU Cougars
823,000
70
Kansas Jayhawks at Baylor Bears
744,000
71
Oregon Ducks at California Golden Bears
738,000
72
Oklahoma Sooners at Iowa State Cyclones
711,000
73
Houston Cougars at Memphis Tigers
699,000
74
Cincinnati Bearcats at SMU Mustangs
682,000
75
Stanford Cardinal at Oregon Ducks
672,000
76
Minnesota Golden Gophers at Illinois Fighting Illini
619,000
77
Temple Owls at UCF Knights
603,000
78
Illinois Fighting Illini at Wisconsin Badgers
573,000
79
Wisconsin Badgers at Northwestern Wildcats
572,000
80
Baylor Bears at Texas Tech Red Raiders
572,000
81
West Virginia Mountaineers at Texas Tech Red Raiders
542,000
82
Tulsa Golden Hurricane at Temple Owls
502,000
83
Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns at Marshall Thundering Herd
496,000
84
Missouri Tigers at Florida Gators
488,000
85
Northwestern Wildcats at Iowa Hawkeyes
483,000
86
Utah Utes at Washington State Cougars
470,000
87
Georgia State Panthers at Appalachian State Mountaineers
439,000
88
Colorado State Rams at Nevada Wolf Pack
433,000
89
Air Force Falcons at Utah State Aggies
433,000
90
Purdue Boilermakers at Maryland Terrapins
400,000
91
Maryland Terrapins at Indiana Hoosiers
392,000
92
Fresno State Bulldogs at Boise State Broncos
375,000
93
Kansas State Wildcats at Iowa State Cyclones
373,000
94
Rutgers Scarlet Knights at Minnesota Golden Gophers
302,000
95
Colorado State Rams at Boise State Broncos
269,000
96
Northwestern Wildcats at Maryland Terrapins
252,000
97
Indiana Hoosiers at Rutgers Scarlet Knights
238,000
98
San Diego State Aztecs at Fresno State Bulldogs
219,000
99
Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns at Southern Miss Golden Eagles
190,000
100
Memphis Tigers at Tulane Green Wave
168,000
Top 100 of 103 eligible telecasts · computed 2026-10-31 04:39 UTC