Highest television rated college football games 2012

Included an unranked team. LSU-Texas was the most viewed game during the first three weeks of the season. Its closest rivals were 11 Oregon vs. It was also the most watched non-conference regular-season game of The Buckeyes were coming into the game while the Nittany Lions were , falling at 13 Minnesota two weeks earlier. The Iron Bowl comes in at a strong No. It was also played on the same day as the Ohio State-Michigan matchup which aired three and a half hours earlier on FOX.

The Crimson Tide's pasting of Florida was a momentum booster leading to Alabama's national title a few weeks later, Saban's first of five in Tuscaloosa. Three touchdowns from eventual Heisman winner Mark Ingram paved the way for Alabama's defense, which suffocated the previously-unbeaten and top-ranked Gators. The game marked the first time ever two unbeatens ranked Nos.

Michigan fans still feel they were robbed in overtime during Ohio State's thrilling, , victory. Barrett's close call on 4th-and-1 led to Curtis Samuel's yard touchdown run, proving the difference in the Buckeyes' biggest win of the season.

Video replay showed Barrett may have been short of the line to gain, but the ruling was upheld. Urban Meyer improved to in the rivalry with the win, maybe the toughest one to stomach for the Michigan faithful.

The Wolveriens finished in the regular season while the Buckeyes went and would go on to play in the College Football Playoff. Notre Dame's Theo Riddick rushed for yards and a touchdown, but it was five field goals from Kyle Brindza that proved the difference for Brian Kelly's team of destiny.

Six of Notre Dame's 12 wins in came by single digits, including overtime victories over Stanford and Pittsburgh. Notre Dame-Wisconsin topped the charts in the first week of the college football season wherein no game cracked the six million viewer mark.

Two more college football games topped the seven million viewer mark in week three, bringing the full-season total to five. Previous years are available through the following links: , , , , , , , If the BCS game was close the ratings would have been huge but that game was over in the first 5 minutes of the game.

Notre Dame is the most watched college football team of I suspect this article is incorrect in the following sense. In other words, on average, Notre Dame outdrew the best game in every conference over the 13 game season.

That is pretty remarkable.