Most-watched College Football telecasts of 2025
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.
104
eligible telecasts
updated 2026-09-15
Most-watched College Football telecasts of 2025
1
CFP National Championship, Notre Dame vs Ohio State
22,100,000
2
Ohio State Buckeyes at Oregon Ducks
21,100,000
3
Ohio State Buckeyes at Texas Longhorns
20,900,000
4
Miami Hurricanes at Ohio State Buckeyes
19,000,000
5
Indiana Hoosiers at Ohio State Buckeyes
18,330,000
6
Notre Dame Fighting Irish at Penn State Nittany Lions
17,800,000
7
Texas Longhorns at Arizona State Sun Devils
17,300,000
8
Georgia Bulldogs at Alabama Crimson Tide
16,860,000
9
Texas Longhorns at Ohio State Buckeyes
16,600,000
10
Notre Dame Fighting Irish at Georgia Bulldogs
15,800,000
11
Alabama Crimson Tide at Oklahoma Sooners
14,940,000
12
CFB Texas A&M–Miami
14,800,000
13
Texas A&M Aggies at Texas Longhorns
13,040,000
14
Georgia Bulldogs at Tennessee Volunteers
12,580,000
15
Alabama Crimson Tide at Auburn Tigers
11,310,000
16
Notre Dame Fighting Irish at Miami Hurricanes
10,800,000
17
Alabama Crimson Tide at Florida State Seminoles
10,660,000
18
Oklahoma Sooners at Alabama Crimson Tide
10,480,000
19
Texas Longhorns at Georgia Bulldogs
10,430,000
20
LSU Tigers at Clemson Tigers
10,400,000
21
Alabama Crimson Tide at Georgia Bulldogs
10,400,000
22
CFB Michigan–Oklahoma
9,700,000
23
Michigan Wolverines at Texas Longhorns
9,050,000
24
BYU Cougars at Texas Tech Red Raiders
8,990,000
25
Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets at BYU Cougars
8,700,000
26
Oregon Ducks at Penn State Nittany Lions
8,500,000
27
Army Black Knights at Navy Midshipmen
7,840,000
28
Georgia Bulldogs at Florida Gators
7,790,000
29
Penn State Nittany Lions at Clemson Tigers
7,600,000
30
LSU Tigers at Alabama Crimson Tide
7,540,000
31
Penn State Nittany Lions at Ohio State Buckeyes
7,190,000
32
LSU Tigers at Ole Miss Rebels
6,700,000
33
Vanderbilt Commodores at Alabama Crimson Tide
6,400,000
34
LSU Tigers at Oklahoma Sooners
6,380,000
35
Texas A&M Aggies at Notre Dame Fighting Irish
6,200,000
36
CFB Ole Miss–Tulane
6,200,000
37
TCU Horned Frogs at North Carolina Tar Heels
6,070,000
38
Virginia Cavaliers at Missouri Tigers
6,000,000
39
Arkansas Razorbacks at Texas Longhorns
5,610,000
40
Tennessee Volunteers at Illinois Fighting Illini
5,380,000
41
Missouri Tigers at Oklahoma Sooners
5,370,000
42
Ole Miss Rebels at Mississippi State Bulldogs
5,230,000
43
Duke Blue Devils at Ole Miss Rebels
5,030,000
44
USC Trojans at TCU Horned Frogs
4,920,000
45
Texas A&M Aggies at Missouri Tigers
4,870,000
46
Oklahoma Sooners at Tennessee Volunteers
4,810,000
47
Tennessee Volunteers at Florida Gators
4,760,000
48
Iowa Hawkeyes at Vanderbilt Commodores
4,600,000
49
Vanderbilt Commodores at Texas Longhorns
4,510,000
50
New Mexico Lobos at Minnesota Golden Gophers
4,430,000
51
Ohio State Buckeyes at Michigan Wolverines
4,400,000
52
CFB James Madison–Oregon
4,400,000
53
Iowa State Cyclones at Kansas State Wildcats
4,010,000
54
BYU Cougars at Texas Tech Red Raiders
3,980,000
55
Notre Dame Fighting Irish at Pittsburgh Panthers
3,960,000
56
Duke Blue Devils at Virginia Cavaliers
3,880,000
57
Boise State Broncos at Washington Huskies
3,790,000
58
Michigan Wolverines at Northwestern Wildcats
3,760,000
59
Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets at Colorado Buffaloes
3,700,000
60
Minnesota Golden Gophers at Virginia Tech Hokies
3,380,000
61
Nebraska Cornhuskers at Cincinnati Bearcats
3,330,000
62
Florida International Panthers at UTSA Roadrunners
3,130,000
63
Nebraska Cornhuskers at Utah Utes
3,020,000
64
LSU Tigers at Houston Cougars
2,920,000
65
California Golden Bears at Hawai'i Rainbow Warriors
2,700,000
66
Syracuse Orange at Tennessee Volunteers
2,600,000
67
Clemson Tigers at Louisville Cardinals
2,560,000
68
Pittsburgh Panthers at East Carolina Pirates
2,510,000
69
Florida Gators at Ole Miss Rebels
2,500,000
70
North Texas Mean Green at Tulane Green Wave
2,410,000
71
Central Michigan Chippewas at Northwestern Wildcats
2,390,000
72
Arizona State Sun Devils at Duke Blue Devils
2,340,000
73
CFB Oklahoma State–Oregon
2,320,000
74
Georgia Bulldogs at Mississippi State Bulldogs
2,320,000
75
Nevada Wolf Pack at Penn State Nittany Lions
2,240,000
76
Miami Hurricanes at Pittsburgh Panthers
2,220,000
77
Western Kentucky Hilltoppers at Southern Miss Golden Eagles
2,050,000
78
UConn Huskies at Army Black Knights
1,810,000
79
Coastal Carolina Chanticleers at Louisiana Tech Bulldogs
1,750,000
80
North Texas Mean Green at Texas State Bobcats
1,700,000
81
UNLV Rebels at Ohio Bobcats
1,700,000
82
Marshall Thundering Herd at Georgia Bulldogs
1,670,000
83
Toledo Rockets at Louisville Cardinals
1,640,000
84
UNLV Rebels at Boise State Broncos
1,520,000
85
Memphis Tigers at NC State Wolfpack
1,510,000
86
Miami Hurricanes at SMU Mustangs
1,500,000
87
North Texas Mean Green at San Diego State Aztecs
1,390,000
88
South Carolina Gamecocks at Ole Miss Rebels
1,320,000
89
Washington State Cougars at Utah State Aggies
1,250,000
90
Syracuse Orange at Miami Hurricanes
1,200,000
91
Georgia Southern Eagles at App State Mountaineers
1,200,000
92
Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns at Delaware Blue Hens
1,190,000
93
Old Dominion Monarchs at South Florida Bulls
1,180,000
94
Troy Trojans at James Madison Dukes
1,150,000
95
Buffalo Bulls at Liberty Flames
1,140,000
96
Miami (OH) RedHawks at Western Michigan Broncos
1,060,000
97
CFB Baylor–SMU
1,000,000
98
Troy Trojans at Jacksonville State Gamecocks
960,000
99
Cincinnati Bearcats at Utah Utes
819,000
100
Kennesaw State Owls at Western Michigan Broncos
810,000
Top 100 of 104 eligible telecasts · computed 2026-09-15 10:59 UTC
Rows span 2 Nielsen eras (Panel + Out-of-Home, Big Data + Panel); figures from different eras are not directly comparable. Each row carries its era.