Most-watched College Football telecasts, September 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.
140
eligible telecasts
updated 2026-10-30
Most-watched College Football telecasts, September 2023
1
Colorado Buffaloes at Oregon Ducks
10,030,000
2
Ohio State Buckeyes at Notre Dame Fighting Irish
9,980,000
3
Colorado State Rams at Colorado Buffaloes
9,300,000
4
LSU Tigers at Florida State Seminoles
9,170,000
5
Texas Longhorns at Alabama Crimson Tide
8,760,000
6
Nebraska Cornhuskers at Colorado Buffaloes
8,730,000
7
Colorado Buffaloes at TCU Horned Frogs
7,260,000
8
USC Trojans at Colorado Buffaloes
7,241,000
9
Florida State Seminoles at Clemson Tigers
6,710,000
10
Georgia Bulldogs at Auburn Tigers
6,400,000
11
South Carolina Gamecocks at Georgia Bulldogs
5,420,000
12
Notre Dame Fighting Irish at Duke Blue Devils
5,324,000
13
Tennessee Volunteers at Florida Gators
5,310,000
14
Alabama Crimson Tide at South Florida Bulls
4,840,000
15
Ohio State Buckeyes at Indiana Hoosiers
4,650,000
16
Ole Miss Rebels at Alabama Crimson Tide
4,610,000
17
Michigan Wolverines at Nebraska Cornhuskers
4,480,000
18
Clemson Tigers at Duke Blue Devils
4,390,000
19
Texas A&M Aggies at Miami Hurricanes
4,020,000
20
LSU Tigers at Ole Miss Rebels
3,720,000
21
West Virginia Mountaineers at Penn State Nittany Lions
3,500,000
22
Florida State Seminoles at Boston College Eagles
3,480,000
23
North Carolina Tar Heels at South Carolina Gamecocks
3,400,000
24
Iowa Hawkeyes at Iowa State Cyclones
3,380,000
25
Alabama Crimson Tide at Mississippi State Bulldogs
3,350,000
26
Kansas Jayhawks at Texas Longhorns
3,320,000
27
Oregon State Beavers at San José State Spartans
3,230,000
28
Penn State Nittany Lions at Illinois Fighting Illini
3,220,000
29
Rice Owls at Texas Longhorns
3,210,000
30
UNLV Rebels at Michigan Wolverines
2,970,000
31
Notre Dame Fighting Irish at NC State Wolfpack
2,930,000
32
Western Kentucky Hilltoppers at Ohio State Buckeyes
2,820,000
33
LSU Tigers at Mississippi State Bulldogs
2,800,000
34
Iowa Hawkeyes at Penn State Nittany Lions
2,750,000
35
Northwestern Wildcats at Rutgers Scarlet Knights
2,680,000
36
Texas Longhorns at Baylor Bears
2,630,000
37
USC Trojans at Arizona State Sun Devils
2,630,000
38
Oregon Ducks at Texas Tech Red Raiders
2,550,000
39
Virginia Cavaliers at Tennessee Volunteers
2,460,000
40
Arkansas Razorbacks at LSU Tigers
2,440,000
41
Pittsburgh Panthers at West Virginia Mountaineers
2,410,000
42
Florida Gators at Kentucky Wildcats
2,320,000
43
Wisconsin Badgers at Washington State Cougars
2,280,000
44
Auburn Tigers at California Golden Bears
2,230,000
45
Auburn Tigers at Texas A&M Aggies
2,180,000
46
Oklahoma Sooners at Cincinnati Bearcats
2,170,000
47
Michigan State Spartans at Iowa Hawkeyes
2,170,000
48
Clemson Tigers at Syracuse Orange
1,980,000
49
Boise State Broncos at Washington Huskies
1,970,000
50
Rutgers Scarlet Knights at Michigan Wolverines
1,940,000
51
Louisville Cardinals at NC State Wolfpack
1,890,000
52
Stanford Cardinal at USC Trojans
1,750,000
53
Louisville Cardinals at Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets
1,650,000
54
NC State Wolfpack at Virginia Cavaliers
1,590,000
55
Minnesota Golden Gophers at North Carolina Tar Heels
1,580,000
56
Tennessee State Tigers at Notre Dame Fighting Irish
1,560,000
57
Oregon State Beavers at Washington State Cougars
1,480,000
58
Ole Miss Rebels at Tulane Green Wave
1,440,000
59
Texas Tech Red Raiders at Wyoming Cowboys
1,430,000
60
Illinois Fighting Illini at Kansas Jayhawks
1,360,000
61
Bowling Green Falcons at Michigan Wolverines
1,320,000
62
UCLA Bruins at Utah Utes
1,320,000
63
Utah Utes at Baylor Bears
1,310,000
64
Utah Utes at Oregon State Beavers
1,280,000
65
Syracuse Orange at Purdue Boilermakers
1,250,000
66
Maryland Terrapins at Michigan State Spartans
1,240,000
67
Cincinnati Bearcats at BYU Cougars
1,230,000
68
Youngstown State Penguins at Ohio State Buckeyes
1,220,000
69
TCU Horned Frogs at Houston Cougars
1,200,000
70
Wisconsin Badgers at Purdue Boilermakers
1,190,000
71
California Golden Bears at Washington Huskies
1,160,000
72
UCLA Bruins at San Diego State Aztecs
1,080,000
73
BYU Cougars at Arkansas Razorbacks
1,080,000
74
UAB Blazers at Georgia Bulldogs
1,080,000
75
Central Michigan Chippewas at Michigan State Spartans
1,060,000
76
Navy Midshipmen at Memphis Tigers
1,050,000
77
Massachusetts Minutemen at Auburn Tigers
1,030,000
78
BYU Cougars at Kansas Jayhawks
1,030,000
79
Arkansas State Red Wolves at Oklahoma Sooners
970,000
80
Army Black Knights at UTSA Roadrunners
916,000
81
Northern Illinois Huskies at Nebraska Cornhuskers
907,000
82
Coastal Carolina Chanticleers at UCLA Bruins
862,000
83
Iowa State Cyclones at Oklahoma Sooners
808,000
84
New Mexico Lobos at Texas A&M Aggies
794,000
85
Buffalo Bulls at Wisconsin Badgers
784,000
86
Virginia Cavaliers at Maryland Terrapins
776,000
87
West Virginia Mountaineers at TCU Horned Frogs
739,000
88
Oklahoma State Cowboys at Arizona State Sun Devils
691,000
89
Georgia State Panthers at Coastal Carolina Chanticleers
671,000
90
Charlotte 49ers at Maryland Terrapins
665,000
91
Oklahoma Sooners at Tulsa Golden Hurricane
641,000
92
Cincinnati Bearcats at Pittsburgh Panthers
617,000
93
Temple Owls at Tulsa Golden Hurricane
567,000
94
Utah State Aggies at Iowa Hawkeyes
561,000
95
UCF Knights at Kansas State Wildcats
531,000
96
Air Force Falcons at San José State Spartans
512,000
97
Sam Houston Bearkats at BYU Cougars
444,000
98
Oklahoma State Cowboys at Iowa State Cyclones
444,000
99
San Diego State Aztecs at Oregon State Beavers
418,000
100
Nevada Wolf Pack at Fresno State Bulldogs
369,000
Top 100 of 140 eligible telecasts · computed 2026-10-30 22:00 UTC