Most-watched College Football telecasts of 2023
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.
145
eligible telecasts
updated 2026-09-15
Most-watched College Football telecasts of 2023
1
Ohio State Buckeyes at Michigan Wolverines
19,070,000
2
Georgia Bulldogs at Alabama Crimson Tide
17,520,000
3
CFP National Championship, Georgia vs TCU
17,220,000
4
Georgia Bulldogs at Florida State Seminoles
10,300,000
5
Penn State Nittany Lions at Utah Utes
10,200,000
6
Colorado Buffaloes at Oregon Ducks
10,030,000
7
Michigan Wolverines at Iowa Hawkeyes
10,020,000
8
Ohio State Buckeyes at Notre Dame Fighting Irish
9,980,000
9
Penn State Nittany Lions at Ohio State Buckeyes
9,960,000
10
Missouri Tigers at Ohio State Buckeyes
9,600,000
11
Colorado State Rams at Colorado Buffaloes
9,300,000
12
Oregon Ducks at Washington Huskies
9,250,000
13
LSU Tigers at Florida State Seminoles
9,170,000
14
Michigan Wolverines at Penn State Nittany Lions
9,160,000
15
Alabama Crimson Tide at Auburn Tigers
9,090,000
16
LSU Tigers at Alabama Crimson Tide
8,820,000
17
Texas Longhorns at Alabama Crimson Tide
8,760,000
18
Oklahoma State Cowboys at Texas Longhorns
7,890,000
19
Oklahoma Sooners at Texas Longhorns
7,870,000
20
Ole Miss Rebels at Penn State Nittany Lions
7,770,000
21
Colorado Buffaloes at TCU Horned Frogs
7,260,000
22
USC Trojans at Colorado Buffaloes
7,240,000
23
Oregon Ducks at Washington Huskies
7,040,000
24
Louisville Cardinals at Florida State Seminoles
7,030,000
25
Missouri Tigers at Georgia Bulldogs
7,000,000
26
Florida State Seminoles at Clemson Tigers
6,710,000
27
Georgia Bulldogs at Auburn Tigers
6,400,000
28
Georgia Bulldogs at Florida Gators
5,950,000
29
Washington State Cougars at Washington Huskies
5,850,000
30
Georgia Bulldogs at Tennessee Volunteers
5,730,000
31
Michigan Wolverines at Maryland Terrapins
5,430,000
32
South Carolina Gamecocks at Georgia Bulldogs
5,420,000
33
Georgia Bulldogs at Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets
5,330,000
34
Tennessee Volunteers at Florida Gators
5,310,000
35
Utah Utes at Washington Huskies
5,170,000
36
Florida State Seminoles at Florida Gators
5,070,000
37
Ohio State Buckeyes at Wisconsin Badgers
4,870,000
38
Washington Huskies at Oregon State Beavers
4,730,000
39
Ohio State Buckeyes at Indiana Hoosiers
4,650,000
40
Ole Miss Rebels at Alabama Crimson Tide
4,610,000
41
Michigan Wolverines at Nebraska Cornhuskers
4,480,000
42
Washington Huskies at USC Trojans
4,450,000
43
Texas A&M Aggies at Tennessee Volunteers
4,380,000
44
NC State Wolfpack at Kansas State Wildcats
4,310,000
45
Tulane Green Wave at USC Trojans
4,200,000
46
Miami Hurricanes at Florida State Seminoles
4,140,000
47
Ohio State Buckeyes at Rutgers Scarlet Knights
3,960,000
48
Arizona Wildcats at Oklahoma Sooners
3,930,000
49
North Carolina Tar Heels at West Virginia Mountaineers
3,840,000
50
Tennessee Volunteers at Missouri Tigers
3,620,000
51
Iowa State Cyclones at Memphis Tigers
3,600,000
52
Michigan State Spartans at Ohio State Buckeyes
3,570,000
53
Indiana Hoosiers at Michigan Wolverines
3,550,000
54
Louisville Cardinals at USC Trojans
3,510,000
55
West Virginia Mountaineers at Penn State Nittany Lions
3,500,000
56
Nebraska Cornhuskers at Minnesota Golden Gophers
3,490,000
57
Arkansas Razorbacks at Alabama Crimson Tide
3,430,000
58
Clemson Tigers at Kentucky Wildcats
3,430,000
59
Indiana Hoosiers at Penn State Nittany Lions
3,400,000
60
Kansas Jayhawks at Texas Longhorns
3,320,000
61
LSU Tigers at Purdue Boilermakers
3,300,000
62
Oregon State Beavers at Notre Dame Fighting Irish
3,260,000
63
Notre Dame Fighting Irish at Clemson Tigers
3,240,000
64
Penn State Nittany Lions at Illinois Fighting Illini
3,220,000
65
Rice Owls at Texas Longhorns
3,210,000
66
Florida Gators at Utah Utes
3,190,000
67
Kentucky Wildcats at Georgia Bulldogs
3,190,000
68
Utah Utes at Northwestern Wildcats
3,090,000
69
Miami Hurricanes at North Carolina Tar Heels
3,080,000
70
Texas A&M Aggies at Oklahoma State Cowboys
3,070,000
71
Michigan Wolverines at Minnesota Golden Gophers
3,060,000
72
Virginia Tech Hokies at Florida State Seminoles
3,020,000
73
USC Trojans at Oregon Ducks
3,010,000
74
Rutgers Scarlet Knights at Miami Hurricanes
3,000,000
75
Kansas State Wildcats at Texas Longhorns
2,950,000
76
Louisville Cardinals at Miami Hurricanes
2,890,000
77
Western Kentucky Hilltoppers at Ohio State Buckeyes
2,820,000
78
Texas Longhorns at TCU Horned Frogs
2,820,000
79
Texas State Bobcats at Rice Owls
2,800,000
80
Oregon State Beavers at Colorado Buffaloes
2,770,000
81
Alabama Crimson Tide at Kentucky Wildcats
2,760,000
82
Iowa Hawkeyes at Penn State Nittany Lions
2,750,000
83
Kansas Jayhawks at UNLV Rebels
2,690,000
84
Northwestern Wildcats at Rutgers Scarlet Knights
2,680,000
85
UCLA Bruins at USC Trojans
2,650,000
86
Texas Longhorns at Baylor Bears
2,630,000
87
Purdue Boilermakers at Michigan Wolverines
2,600,000
88
Tennessee Volunteers at Kentucky Wildcats
2,510,000
89
Virginia Cavaliers at Tennessee Volunteers
2,460,000
90
Georgia Bulldogs at Vanderbilt Commodores
2,460,000
91
Arkansas Razorbacks at LSU Tigers
2,440,000
92
Pittsburgh Panthers at West Virginia Mountaineers
2,410,000
93
Penn State Nittany Lions at Maryland Terrapins
2,390,000
94
BYU Cougars at Texas Longhorns
2,380,000
95
UCLA Bruins at Boise State Broncos
2,380,000
96
Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets at UCF Knights
2,350,000
97
LSU Tigers at Missouri Tigers
2,340,000
98
Florida Gators at Kentucky Wildcats
2,320,000
99
Ole Miss Rebels at Mississippi State Bulldogs
2,290,000
100
Florida Gators at Missouri Tigers
2,270,000
Top 100 of 145 eligible telecasts · computed 2026-09-15 10:59 UTC