Best & Worst Cities For Football Fans in 2017

A true fan of football acknowledges that the sport is more than a game: it’s a sacred American tradition. We’re not just a spectators but also a participants. We don’t just proudly wear your team’s jersey, perfect your game-day chili or tailgate with fellow fans. We must roar like an American when your team scores a touchdown — or express supreme dismay when their asses are handed to them on a platter.

But to show passion for the sport, it doesn’t hurt to have the best seats in the house. With Super Bowl LI upon us, WalletHub’s number crunchers compared 244 U.S. cities with at least one college or professional football team across 17 key metrics. According to WalletHubs research, the data set ranges from “number of NFL and college football teams” to “average ticket price for an NFL game” to “fan friendliness.” Read on for the winners, expert sports commentary and a full description of how WallltHub ranked the cities. For fun and interesting facts about the biggest sporting event of the year, make sure to check out WalletHub’s Super Bowl LI By The Numbers infographic.

Source: WalletHub

Best Football Cities for Fans

Overall Rank	City	Total Score	‘NFL’ Rank	‘NCAA (FBS & FCS)’ Rank
1	Green Bay, WI	63.69	1	235
2	Pittsburgh, PA	50.45	2	4
3	New York, NY	43.30	4	18
4	Dallas, TX	41.04	3	235
5	Boston, MA	39.91	5	120
6	Seattle, WA	39.28	9	71
7	Philadelphia, PA	39.18	17	3
8	Indianapolis, IN	38.44	7	138
9	Glendale, AZ	36.94	6	235
10	Minneapolis, MN	36.82	14	31
11	Atlanta, GA	36.48	16	22
12	Kansas City, MO	36.41	8	235
13	Houston, TX	36.07	24	7
14	Charlotte, NC	35.50	12	174
15	Miami, FL	35.29	19	27
16	Denver, CO	35.24	10	235
17	Oakland, CA	34.45	11	235
18	Nashville, TN	33.34	23	74
19	Tampa, FL	33.29	26	61
20	Cleveland, OH	32.94	13	235
21	Buffalo, NY	32.89	20	150
22	Los Angeles, CA	32.57	21	145
23	New Orleans, LA	32.07	18	192
24	San Diego, CA	32.05	31	8
25	Washington, DC	31.81	30	66
26	Cincinnati, OH	31.65	15	214
27	Baltimore, MD	31.20	28	139
28	Clemson, SC	30.42	32	1
29	Tuscaloosa, AL	30.32	32	2
30	Jacksonville, FL	29.49	29	200
31	San Francisco, CA	29.21	22	235
32	Chicago, IL	28.72	25	235
33	Detroit, MI	28.60	27	235
34	Fayette, MS	23.24	32	5
35	Baton Rouge, LA	23.06	32	6
36	Cambridge, MA	21.54	32	9
37	Tallahassee, FL	21.49	32	10
38	Gainesville, FL	21.40	32	11
39	Athens, GA	21.00	32	13
40	Chapel Hill, NC	20.92	32	14
41	Huntington, WV	20.83	32	15
42	Fargo, ND	20.73	32	16
43	DeKalb, IL	20.69	32	17
44	State College, PA	20.37	32	19
45	Toledo, OH	20.29	32	20
46	Lincoln, NE	20.17	32	23
47	Jacksonville, AL	20.10	32	24
48	Grambling, LA	19.78	32	25
49	Dayton, OH	19.65	32	26
50	Princeton, NJ	19.61	32	12
51	Boise, ID	19.40	32	28
52	Boone, NC	19.38	32	29
53	Eugene, OR	19.36	32	30
54	Huntsville, TX	19.22	32	32
55	Durham, NC	19.20	32	33
56	Statesboro, GA	19.17	32	34
57	Hanover, NH	19.08	32	35
58	Harrisonburg, VA	19.00	32	36
59	Conway, SC	18.97	32	38
60	Bowling Green, KY	18.88	32	40
61	Norman, OK	18.85	32	41
62	Madison, WI	18.75	32	42
63	Cheney, WA	18.72	32	43
64	Ruston, LA	18.62	32	44
65	New Haven, CT	18.62	32	21
66	Annapolis, MD	18.53	32	45
67	Bowling Green, OH	18.50	32	46
68	Conway, AR	18.49	32	47
69	West Point, NY	18.47	32	48
70	Durham, NH	18.34	32	50
71	Norfolk, VA	18.31	32	51
72	Fayetteville, AR	18.31	32	52
73	Hamilton, NY	18.29	32	53
74	Prairie View, TX	18.27	32	54
75	Morgantown, WV	18.26	32	55
76	Youngstown, OH	18.23	32	56
77	Lake Charles, LA	18.18	32	57
78	Knoxville, TN	18.13	32	58
79	Provo, UT	18.12	32	59
80	Normal, IL	17.97	32	60
81	Stillwater, OK	17.96	32	63
81	Athens, OH	17.96	32	62
83	Colorado Springs, CO	17.93	32	64
84	Chattanooga, TN	17.89	32	65
85	Mount Pleasant, MI	17.86	32	67
86	Waco, TX	17.85	32	68
87	Fort Worth, TX	17.84	32	69
88	Richmond, VA	17.82	32	70
89	Jonesboro, AR	17.74	32	72
90	Memphis, TN	17.74	32	73
91	Brookings, SD	17.55	32	75
92	Ann Arbor, MI	17.47	32	37
93	Grand Forks, ND	17.41	32	76
94	East Lansing, MI	17.39	32	39
95	Martin, TN	17.19	32	77
96	Orangeburg, SC	17.15	32	78
97	Richmond, KY	17.14	32	79
98	Williamsburg, VA	17.11	32	80
99	Lewisburg, PA	16.98	32	81
100	Birmingham, AL	16.98	32	82
101	Charleston, SC	16.96	32	83
102	Columbus, OH	16.94	32	49
103	Pasadena, CA	16.94	32	84
104	Champaign, IL	16.94	32	85
105	Des Moines, IA	16.87	32	86
106	Louisville, KY	16.84	32	87
107	Iowa City, IA	16.81	32	88
108	Smithfield, RI	16.81	32	89
109	Spartanburg, SC	16.77	32	90
110	Hammond, LA	16.75	32	91
111	Cullowhee, NC	16.73	32	92
112	Oxford, OH	16.72	32	93
113	Boulder, CO	16.72	32	94
114	Akron, OH	16.70	32	96
115	Missoula, MT	16.63	32	97
116	Kennesaw, GA	16.63	32	98
117	West Long Branch, NJ	16.61	32	99
118	Tempe, AZ	16.58	32	100
119	San Antonio, TX	16.53	32	101
120	Murfreesboro, TN	16.53	32	102
121	Manhattan, KS	16.51	32	103
122	Macomb, IL	16.50	32	104
123	Evanston, IL	16.46	32	105
124	Flagstaff, AZ	16.44	32	106
125	Bethlehem, PA	16.43	32	107
126	Troy, AL	16.37	32	108
127	Charleston, IL	16.34	32	109
128	San Luis Obispo, CA	16.30	32	110
129	Logan, UT	16.30	32	111
130	Tucson, AZ	16.29	32	112
131	College Park, MD	16.24	32	113
132	Cedar City, UT	16.19	32	114
133	Berkeley, CA	16.15	32	115
134	Nacogdoches, TX	16.11	32	116
135	Albuquerque, NM	16.11	32	117
136	Abilene, TX	16.04	32	119
137	Piscatawayship, NJ	15.98	32	121
138	Reno, NV	15.96	32	122
139	Beaumont, TX	15.95	32	123
140	Orono, ME	15.95	32	124
141	Terre Haute, IN	15.94	32	125
142	Macon, GA	15.90	32	126
142	Pullman, WA	15.90	32	126
144	Orlando, FL	15.90	32	128
145	Lafayette, LA	15.81	32	130
146	Austin, TX	15.80	32	131
147	Providence, RI	15.79	32	132
148	Greeley, CO	15.74	32	133
149	Tulsa, OK	15.72	32	134
150	Cookeville, TN	15.66	32	135
151	University Park, TX	15.55	32	136
152	Poughkeepsie, NY	15.53	32	137
153	Boiling Springs, NC	15.44	32	140
154	Towson, MD	15.44	32	141
155	Carbondale, IL	15.42	32	142
156	Ithaca, NY	15.42	32	143
157	El Paso, TX	15.40	32	144
158	Stanford, CA	15.37	32	95
159	Greenville, NC	15.25	32	146
160	Lexington, KY	15.20	32	147
161	Lubbock, TX	15.17	32	148
162	Hampton, VA	15.03	32	149
163	Pocatello, ID	14.93	32	151
164	Natchitoches, LA	14.90	32	152
165	Easton, PA	14.79	32	153
166	Auburn, AL	14.77	32	118
167	Raleigh, NC	14.75	32	154
168	Murray, KY	14.68	32	155
169	Greenville, SC	14.67	32	156
170	San Marcos, TX	14.66	32	157
171	Clinton, SC	14.65	32	158
172	San Jose, CA	14.55	32	159
173	Oxford, MS	14.55	32	129
174	Jackson, MS	14.55	32	160
175	Vermillion, SD	14.54	32	161
176	Columbia, SC	14.53	32	162
177	Honolulu, HI	14.49	32	163
178	Ypsilanti, MI	14.42	32	164
179	Sacramento, CA	14.42	32	165
180	Syracuse, NY	14.42	32	166
181	Monroe, LA	14.37	32	167
182	Elon, NC	14.34	32	168
183	Winston-Salem, NC	14.33	32	169
184	Charlottesville, VA	14.26	32	170
184	Itta Bena, MS	14.26	32	170
186	Johnson City, TN	14.26	32	172
187	Kent, OH	14.25	32	173
188	Denton, TX	14.05	32	175
189	West Lafayette, IN	14.03	32	176
190	Springfield, MO	14.02	32	178
191	Corvallis, OR	14.00	32	179
192	Huntsville, AL	13.99	32	180
193	Fresno, CA	13.96	32	181
194	Boca Raton, FL	13.93	32	182
195	Thibodaux, LA	13.86	32	183
196	Morehead, KY	13.78	32	184
197	Portland, OR	13.77	32	185
197	Ames, IA	13.77	32	185
199	South Bend, IN	13.74	32	187
200	Las Cruces, NM	13.73	32	188
201	Davis, CA	13.57	32	189
202	Las Vegas, NV	13.50	32	190
203	Kingston, RI	13.02	32	193
204	Starkville, MS	12.90	32	177
205	Savannah, GA	12.76	32	196
206	College Station, TX	12.27	32	191
207	Lawrence, KS	12.07	32	197
208	Dover, DE	11.91	32	198
209	Clarksville, TN	11.88	32	199
210	Kalamazoo, MI	11.82	32	194
211	Greensboro, NC	11.78	32	195
212	Salt Lake City, UT	10.64	32	201
213	Loretto, PA	10.48	32	202
214	Columbia, MO	10.25	32	203
215	North Charleston, SC	10.00	32	204
216	Blacksburg, VA	9.83	32	205
217	Daytona Beach, FL	9.47	32	206
218	Newark, DE	9.41	32	207
219	Fairfield, CT	9.36	32	208
220	Fort Collins, CO	9.10	32	209
221	Cedar Falls, IA	9.01	32	210
222	Bozeman, MT	8.87	32	211
223	Lynchburg, VA	8.72	32	212
224	Buies Creek, NC	8.55	32	213
225	Hattiesburg, MS	7.95	32	215
226	Laramie, WY	7.81	32	216
227	Montgomery, AL	7.79	32	217
228	Albany, NY	7.78	32	218
229	Stony Brook, NY	7.62	32	219
230	Bloomington, IN	7.34	32	220
231	Muncie, IN	7.33	32	221
232	Mobile, AL	7.31	32	222
233	Ogden, UT	7.14	32	223
234	Moscow, ID	6.96	32	224
235	Worcester, MA	6.92	32	225
236	DeLand, FL	6.36	32	226
237	Cape Girardeau, MO	6.35	32	227
238	Valparaiso, IN	6.07	32	228
239	East Hartford, CT	6.03	32	229
240	Amherst, MA	5.74	32	230
241	Lexington, VA	5.50	32	231
242	New Britain, CT	5.37	32	232
243	Pine Bluff, AR	4.91	32	233
244	Davidson, NC	4.33	32	234