What are the most watched college football games ever?

The record for the game in the modern era came in 2006, which drew 21.04 million viewers on ABC in Ohio State's 42-39 win. Both teams entered that game 11-0.

What was the most-watched football game?

The most-watched game was, of course, the Super Bowl, with 112.17 million viewers.

What is the most attended college football game ever?

The Battle at Bristol was an American college football game played at Bristol Motor Speedway in Bristol, Tennessee on Saturday, September 10, 2016, between the University of Tennessee Volunteers and the Virginia Tech Hokies. It holds the record for NCAA football's largest single-game attendance at 156,990.

Which college football teams are most-watched?

What is the viewership record for college football?

The College Football Playoff National Championship Presented by AT&T scored 25 million viewers, with the Michigan/Washington showdown recording the best audience since the 2020 CFP National Championship (Clemson/LSU in Year 6).

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What is the highest viewership sports record?

The World Atlas notes that the most popular sport in the world is soccer, with more than 3.5 billion fans worldwide. Because nearly half the world's population thinks soccer is the best sport to watch, it comes as no surprise that the FIFA World Cup is the most-watched sporting event in the world.

Who gets more viewers NFL or college football?

The TV ratings clearly show that the NFL remains dominant over the American football market. About 22.6 million people watched the CFP (College Football Playoff) National Championship game in 2022 between Alabama and Georgia, according to frontofficesports.com. Seems like a very large audience right?

Who has been ranked #1 in college football the most?

The Crimson Tide are the runaway leader. They come in first with the most No. 1 ranks (24), CFP National Championship wins (3) and CFP rank appearances (54).

What is the biggest college football rivalry?

1) Michigan-Ohio State

Kicking off the list of the biggest college football rivalries is one of the biggest rivalries not just in college football, but in American sports at large.

Who had the biggest college stadium?

First opened in 1927, the Michigan Stadium, home to NCAA Division I team the Michigan Wolverines, has a capacity of over 107 thousand. Aptly named "The Big House", the stadium in Ann Arbor, Michigan, is the largest sports stadium in the United States.

What is the loudest college football stadium?

What is the most watched TV event in history?

Before Sunday's game, Super Bowls made up eight of the 10 most-watched broadcast programs in history, according to Deadline—the 10th most-watched was President Richard Nixon's resignation speech broadcast from the Oval Office in 1974 and the most-watched program of all time is the Apollo 11 moon landing, which stands ...

What is the most watched football game in the US?

The longest Super Bowl game will also go down as the most-watched program in U.S. television history. According to Nielsen and Adobe Analytics, Kansas City's 25-22 overtime victory over San Francisco on Sunday night averaged 123.4 million viewers across television and streaming platforms.

What is the most watched TV program ever?

Super Bowl LVIII was most-watched program in television history, CBS Sports says. BALTIMORE -- Super Bowl LVIII, which aired on CBS Sunday, was the most watched program in television history, CBS Sports says. It based its announcement on initial data from Nielsen Media Research and Adobe Analytics.

What college football team has the best crowd?

1. LSU — TIGER STADIUM. With the stadium lights off and the sun down, there isn't anything in college football as memorizing as an LSU Football game at Death Valley. Another stadium with a capacity over 100,000, LSU fans love college football as much as anyone in the sport.

What college football team holds the most fans?

What is largest football stadium in US?

Michigan Stadium, nicknamed "The Big House," is the football stadium for the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor, Michigan. It is the largest stadium in the United States and the Western Hemisphere, the third-largest stadium in the world, and the 34th-largest sports venue in the world.

Who is the winningest coach in college football history?

Who is Alabama's biggest rival?

The Alabama–Auburn football rivalry, better known as the Iron Bowl, is an American college football rivalry game between the University of Alabama Crimson Tide and the Auburn University Tigers, both charter members of the Southeastern Conference (SEC) and both teams are located in the state of Alabama.

Has any team won 3 college football championships?

Has a college football team ever won three straight championships? Six teams have been named champions in three straight seasons, though no Division I college football program has three-peated in over 80 years. Minnesota was the last team to do it, winning three consecutive titles from 1934 to 1936.

What college sends the most people to the NFL?

Alabama's Crimson Tide has 57 former student-athletes in the NFL, the most pro players of any college.

Where is college football more popular?

In some parts of the United States, especially the South and Midwest, college football is more popular than professional football. For much of the 20th century, college football was generally considered to be more prestigious than professional football.

Is college football gaining popularity?

Total viewing of College Football across all networks is up +12% this year and up +28% over the last five years. Some might chalk up that trend to the rise of legalized sports gambling, but even sports TV's crown jewel, the NFL, has seen a more modest 7 percent increase over the past five years, per Nielsen data.