It’s more than double any game we had as an independent per this article.

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Dec 31, 2024
7:03:00pm

yapacoug Hands down GOAT!

BYU Cougars On SI

The 10 Most Viewed BYU Football Games of the Independence Era

The independence era was about exposure, and millions of viewers tuned in to watch BYU

https://www.si.com/college/byu/football/the-top-10-most-viewed-byu-football-games-of-the-independence-era

Only games I wonder about are when we beat Miami when they were #1 in the early nineties. Or maybe when we beat Oklahoma at Jerry world. But I don’t have those numbers.

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Wow. Most watched Alamo bowl in Game’s 32 year history. Including all the years with Texas or Oklahoma.

yapacoug Hands down GOAT!

12/31/24 11:59am

Thanks Coach Prime!

foofcoug

12/31/24 12:00pm

100%

Coug98

12/31/24 2:24pm

I would say 95% of that is due to the national interest in a 10-2 BYU team. Go Cougs.

TCuz

12/31/24 12:01pm

The national media narrative of how BYU shoulda been in playoff was big part

bruincoug

12/31/24 12:03pm

I don’t think so. Colorado has drawn more viewers than BYU. Deion and company

texaskevin

12/31/24 12:28pm

RE: I don’t think so. Colorado has drawn more viewers than BYU. Deion and

ATX

12/31/24 12:33pm

lol….it’s Coach Prime

Coug98

12/31/24 2:35pm

Imagine if the game was close!

bruincoug

12/31/24 12:01pm

Good game to lay a beat down

Mike Honcho

12/31/24 12:02pm

Let's be honest. CU was pulling crazy numbers all year.

Corn

12/31/24 12:03pm

Of course CU drove that number, but great for BYU

Carnac

12/31/24 12:04pm

Based on returners and finish I predict BYU is ranked #18 to start next season.

pinolero

12/31/24 12:07pm

We should be easily top 12. We return almost everyone.

Boring

12/31/24 12:09pm

Robinson was unreal that game. He will be our most unreplaceable player

Sandy Lyle

12/31/24 12:11pm

Batty and Pay too. Robinson was a great one. Really hope he makes an NFL squad.

pinolero

12/31/24 12:17pm

This was their biggest audience all year. It wasn't up against any other CFB

thewaterboy

12/31/24 12:05pm

And the end of the broncos game

MustacheMan

12/31/24 1:50pm

Decent chance it will end up as the most watched non-CFP bowl game this year

Ghost of Peanut

12/31/24 12:08pm

To be honest most of those were Utah fans tuning in to watch their rivals

ATX

12/31/24 12:07pm

Yeah, but weren't a lot of them on-shift during those hours?

Carnac

12/31/24 12:09pm

A lot of gas stations have small TVs now days.

Les IsMore

12/31/24 1:48pm

Plus since they are mostly from broken homes that skews their viewing numbers by double

byuTX

12/31/24 12:13pm

Only about 500k, which means the U’s entire fanbase.

NonmormonYfan89

12/31/24 1:00pm

As a bonus, they got to watch an in-state school as well.

CougarScrub

12/31/24 1:26pm

Yaaawsss gets me pumped! BYU got the big stage and delivered! Go Cougs!

NonmormonYfan89

12/31/24 12:58pm

"Get me pumped?" Been hanging around some yewts at the gas station?

Les IsMore

12/31/24 1:51pm

Only when I'm in Oregon. In Utah we pump our own gas. 💪

NonmormonYfan89

12/31/24 1:55pm

People just wanted to verify social media claims of one-sided announcers 🙂

StanfordCougar

12/31/24 1:21pm

Coach Prime on an OTA network during prime time

BYU'01

12/31/24 4:27pm

Has there been a BYU football game with more viewers?

Cheap Seats

12/31/24 5:10pm

I seriously doubt we've ever been anywhere near that number.

BlueTooth

12/31/24 5:15pm

*half

kiyoshige

12/31/24 5:20pm

It’s more than double any game we had as an independent per this article.

yapacoug

12/31/24 7:03pm

B12 hit a home run on Colorado.

ParentingNotForSissy

12/31/24 5:38pm

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