Most-watched College Football telecasts, August 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.
24
eligible telecasts
updated 2026-10-31
Most-watched College Football telecasts, August 2025
1
Texas Longhorns at Ohio State Buckeyes
16,600,000
2
Notre Dame Fighting Irish at Miami Hurricanes
10,800,000
3
Alabama Crimson Tide at Florida State Seminoles
10,660,000
4
LSU Tigers at Clemson Tigers
10,400,000
5
Virginia Tech Hokies at South Carolina Gamecocks
5,400,000
6
Iowa State Cyclones at Kansas State Wildcats
4,010,000
7
Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets at Colorado Buffaloes
3,700,000
8
Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets at Colorado Buffaloes
3,700,000
9
Nebraska Cornhuskers at Cincinnati Bearcats
3,330,000
10
Nebraska Cornhuskers vs Cincinnati Bearcats
3,300,000
11
Auburn Tigers at Baylor Bears
2,830,000
12
Auburn Tigers at Baylor Bears
2,830,000
13
Syracuse Orange at Tennessee Volunteers
2,600,000
14
Nevada Wolf Pack at Penn State Nittany Lions
2,240,000
15
New Mexico Lobos at Michigan Wolverines
2,060,000
16
Boise State Broncos at South Florida Bulls
2,040,000
17
Marshall Thundering Herd at Georgia Bulldogs
1,670,000
18
UTSA Roadrunners at Texas A&M Aggies
1,020,000
19
Mississippi State Bulldogs at Southern Miss Golden Eagles
771,000
20
UAlbany Great Danes at Iowa Hawkeyes
660,000
21
California Golden Bears at Oregon State Beavers
565,000
22
Missouri State Bears at USC Trojans
235,000
23
App State Mountaineers at Charlotte 49ers
76,000
24
Northwestern Wildcats at Tulane Green Wave
75,000
24 eligible telecasts · computed 2026-10-31 02:23 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.