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Top ten most watched regular season CFB games on ESPN

Posted on 9/19/23 at 6:02 pm
Posted by AHM21
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Posted on 9/19/23 at 6:02 pm
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Posted by saintsfan22
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Posted on 9/19/23 at 6:03 pm to
College football needs Virginia Tech
Posted by JohnnyRebel
Colorado
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Posted on 9/19/23 at 6:05 pm to
It’s that enter sandman entrance.
Posted by dukke v
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Posted on 9/19/23 at 6:12 pm to
I wonder how many of these games were on without any other games.
Posted by Chicken
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Posted on 9/19/23 at 6:20 pm to
I'd like to compare that to most watched regular season CFB games on CBS.
Posted by AHM21
Member since Feb 2008
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Posted on 9/19/23 at 6:31 pm to
Game of the Century in 2011 was 20 million, followed by the 2009 SEC championship game at 18 million.

Kick Six was 13.5. 2019 Bama/LSU 16.5 million.
Posted by billjamin
Houston
Member since Jun 2019
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Posted on 9/19/23 at 6:33 pm to
This tells me more about espn’s ability to get premier games than anything else. Their number 1 doesn’t even sniff the top ten across all networks.
College football's most-watched regular season games in 25 years
Posted by BCLA
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Posted on 9/19/23 at 6:36 pm to
It should be noted almost all of those are either opening weekend games, or early Sept big non conference matchups.

That Vatech Boise game was awesome btw.
Posted by KosmoCramer
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Posted on 9/19/23 at 6:39 pm to
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I wonder how many of these games were on without any other games.


The Ohio State vs VA Tech game was on Monday night, Labor Day.
Posted by VADawg
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Posted on 9/19/23 at 6:42 pm to
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College football needs Virginia Tech


IIRC, those were both standalone games on Labor Day night against top 3 opponents.
Posted by OleVaught14
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Posted on 9/19/23 at 6:49 pm to
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College football needs Virginia Tech


In the SEC
Posted by LanierSpots
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Posted on 9/19/23 at 6:53 pm to
Iron bowl still rules


Posted by mizzoubuckeyeiowa
Member since Nov 2015
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Posted on 9/19/23 at 7:08 pm to
#1 Game ever, 35.6 million - ABC, BCS title game/Rose Bowl, Rose Bowl, Jan. 4, 2006, Texas vs USC.
This post was edited on 9/19/23 at 7:09 pm
Posted by messyjesse
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Posted on 9/19/23 at 7:29 pm to
I'm trying to remember why that FSU/Miami game was so hyped up. Both teams had been mediocre for a few years by then. Miami had just been drubbed by LSU in the Peach Bowl the year before. And FSU won the ACC with four losses I think.

Was that Miami's first year in the ACC?
Posted by S
RIP Wayde
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Posted on 9/19/23 at 8:50 pm to
The ‘14 iron bowl was on espn?
Posted by saintsfan22
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Posted on 9/19/23 at 8:56 pm to
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I'm trying to remember why that FSU/Miami game was so hyped up.

They were both still getting overranked in preseason based on their names and they were playing close nailbiter games during that period. It was also the year after the Jenn Sterger game.
Posted by SPEEDY
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Posted on 9/19/23 at 9:00 pm to
Virginia Tech/Boise and Florida State/Ole Miss??
Posted by boston vol
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Member since Sep 2015
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Posted on 9/19/23 at 9:09 pm to
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The ‘14 iron bowl was on espn?

Yes. Alabama had already been on CBS five times, which is the limit that a team is allowed to appear on CBS during the regular season.
Posted by dukke v
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Posted on 9/19/23 at 9:09 pm to
I am at a loss at this too.
Posted by Tigerinasia
Natchitoches
Member since Jan 2008
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Posted on 9/19/23 at 9:11 pm to
I say bullshite.
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