One Utah City Is The Worst City For Football Fans: Which City Is It?
By Ginny Reese
February 1, 2021
America's biggest sporting event of the year, Super Bowl LV, is right around the corner, and celebrations are starting all over the nation.
The past year has definitely been difficult for football fans, who have seen games get canceled or played for empty stadiums.
The Super Bowl will happen this year in front of a socially-distanced crowd, though the best celebrations may take place from the comfort of fans' couches.
So which cities offer a better experience for football celebrations?
Wallethub compared 240 U.S. cities with at least one college or professional football team across 21 key metrics to determine which cities are the best and worst for football fans.
Provo was the highest-placing Utah city, coming in at number 63 on the list. The city had an overall score of 18.12. Provo came in 11th overall for midsized cities.
Ogden was the next-highest at number 84 with a score of 16.63.
Logan came in at number 113 with a score of 15.83.
Cedar City placed among the worst cities for football fans at number 147 with a score of 14.71. Salt Lake City was number 181 with a score of 13.91.
Finishing off the list and placing as the very worst city for football fans was St. George with a very low score of 4.6.
According to the list, here are the top ten cities for football fans:
- Pittsburgh, PA
- Dallas, TX
- Boston, MA
- Green Bay, WI
- New York, NY
- Miami, FL
- New Orleans, LA
- Los Angeles, CA
- Indianapolis, IN
- San Francisco, CA
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— WalletHub (@wallethub) February 1, 2021
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