The 12 Most Watched College Football Games in 2025 And Week 14 Schedule
Summary
As the college football season reaches Thanksgiving week, major rivalry games will determine conference champions and College Football Playoff seedings. The SEC has dominated television ratings and betting activity this season, with several of its top-ranked teams featured prominently. These key matchups, along with the upcoming conference championship and playoff games, are expected to be among the most watched contests of the year.
A list of the season’s most-watched games to date is led by the Texas at Ohio State opener, which drew 16.6 million viewers. Many of the top-rated matchups involved SEC teams, including Georgia’s overtime victory over Tennessee and Alabama’s games against Oklahoma and Georgia. The closing rivalry games and impending coaching changes at several major programs will continue to draw significant viewer and betting interest.
The college football season continues into Thanksgiving week and the biggest rivalry games. Many of those contests will determine conference championship game participants and the 12 College Football Playoff teams and seedings. Those contests will join the games below as the most watched college football games of the 2025 season.
The SEC has dominated the TV ratings and most watched and wagered games again this season while also generating more live/in-game wagering. Texas A&M, Georgia, Ole Miss, Oklahoma and Alabama are the top 5 SEC teams currently ranked in the top 10 of the College Football Playoff rankings. Those teams along with top 20 Texas, Vanderbilt and Tennessee will add to the top ratings during the biggest rivalry games in Week 14 over Thanksgiving along with the SEC championship game and College Football Playoff.
Big Watch And Wager Contests And College Football Rivalry Games
Friday, Nov. 28
- Ole Miss at Mississippi State (ABC)
- Iowa at Nebraska (CBS)
- Georgia at Georgia Tech (ABC)
- Indiana at Purdue (NBC)
- Texas A&M at Texas (ABC)
- Arizona at Arizona State (FOX)
Sat., Nov. 29
- Oregon at Washington (NBC)
- UCLA at USC (NBC)
- Virginia Tech at Virginia (TBD)
- Houston at Baylor (FOX)
- Florida State at Florida (ESPN2)
- Wake Forest at Duke (ACCN)
- Colorado at Kansas State (ESPNU)
- Ohio State at Michigan (FOX)
- Kentucky at Louisville (ACCN)
- Clemson at South Carolina (SECN)
- LSU at Oklahoma (ABC or ESPN)
- Vanderbilt at Tennessee (ABC or ESPN)
- Wisconsin at Minnesota (FS1)
- Alabama at Auburn (ABC)
- Northwestern at Illinois (FOX)
- North Carolina at NC State (ACCN)
- UNLV at Nevada (CBSSN)
- Notre Dame at Stanford (ESPN)
College Football Most Watched Games in 2025
All the college football contests below drew the highest ratings and viewership on ABC television and streaming, along with select games on FOX** and NBC*, according to Sports Media Watch.Â
- Texas at Ohio State ** – 16.6 million (Week 1, Aug. 30) – Buckeyes win 14-7
- Georgia at Tennessee – 12.6 million (Week 3) – Bulldogs win 44-41 OT
- Notre Dame at Miami – 10.8 million (Week 1) – Hurricanes win 27-24
- Alabama at Florida State – 10.6 million (Week 1) – Seminoles win 31-16
- Oklahoma at Alabama – 10.5 million (Week 12) – Sooners win 23-21
- Alabama at Georgia – 10.4 million (Week 5) – Crimson Tide win 24-21
- LSU at Clemson – 10.4 million (Week 1) – LSU Tigers win 17-10
- Texas at Georgia – 10.4 million (Week 12) – Bulldogs win 35-10
- Ole Miss at Georgia – 9.8 million (Week 8) – Bulldogs win 43-35
- Michigan at Oklahoma – 9.6 million (Week 2) – Sooners win 24-13
- Oklahoma vs Texas – 8.7 million (Week 7) – Longhorns win 23-6
- Oregon at Penn State * – 8.5 million (Week 5) – Ducks win 30-24 OT
Other notable draws and ratings of the most watched and wagered games with more SEC teams. Â
- Tennessee at Alabama – 8 million (Week 8) – Crimson Tide win 37-20
- Alabama at South Carolina – 7.8 million (Week 9) – Tide win 29-22
- Georgia vs Florida – 7.8 million (Week 10) – Bulldogs win 24-20Â
- Florida at LSU – 7.6 million (Week 3) – Tigers win 20-10
- LSU at Alabama – 7.5 million (Week 11) – Crimson Tide win 20-9
- Penn State at Ohio State ** – 7.2 million (Week 10) – Buckeyes win 38-14
- Alabama at Missouri – 7 million (Week 7) – Crimson Tide win 27-24
- Texas A&M at LSU – 6.7 million (Week 9) – Aggies win 49-25
- Georgia at Auburn – 6.7 million (Week 7) – Bulldogs win 20-10
- Ole Miss at Oklahoma – 6.5 million (Week 9) – Rebels win 34-26Â Â Â
- Vanderbilt at Alabama – 6.4 million (Week 6) – Crimson Tide win 30-14
- Florida at Miami – 6.4 million (Week 4) – Hurricanes win 26-7
- Auburn at Oklahoma – 6.1 million (Week 4) – Sooners win 24-17
- Texas A&M at Notre Dame * – 6.2 million (Week 3) – Aggies win 41-40Â
- Indiana at Penn State ** – 6 million (Week 11) – Hoosiers win 27-24
- LSU at Vanderbilt – 6 million (Week 8) – Commodores win 31-24
Along with the most watched and wagered games to close the college football season, some teams will be adding new coaches as part of the coaching carousel and changes, including LSU, Florida and Arkansas in the SEC and Penn State in the Big Ten.Â
For a full look at how these firings and hirings are shaking up the landscape, the college football news section at BetOnline covers coaching changes, program updates, and betting implications across every major conference.Â
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