The week of the big game is here. Let the planning of the menus commence. Place those bets. Let the arguing begin.

When it comes to football Montanans love the game. With a lack of a professional football team, the love shifts to college football and high school football. The fans of both are just as loyal, some would say "rabid' as you can find in any city with professional sports teams.

WalletHub has just released their study of the "Best & Worst Cities For Football Fans" for 2025, and it shouldn't be a surprise that two Montana cities made the list. What may be surprising is their ranking. One city ranked much higher than another, and that is just going to fuel the rivalry between the two cities.

Missoula and Bozeman have both made the list, but there is a big difference between the two towns.

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The best city in the country for football fans is Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, followed by Dallas, Texas, Green Bay, Wisconsin, and rounding out the top five are Boston, Massachusetts, and Kansas City, Missouri.

This year only one of the top five markets has their team competing in the upcoming Super Bowl. That would be the Kansas City Chiefs. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania comes in at number eleven on the list even though the Eagles are going to be in the big game.

Now let's let the fur fly here in Montana with the rankings of our cities. Missoula has a higher ranking over Bozeman, by a lot. Missoula's overall rank is number fifty on the list. That isn't bad for not having a professional football team. Missoula's "college football rank" comes in at an impressive twenty four.

Bozeman's overall rank comes in at number ninety nine, with their "college football rank" listed at number seventy five. The Montana State Bobcats made it to the FCS National Championship game this year while the Montana Grizzlies lost in the second round of the playoffs.

Either way, Montana is being recognized as having some of the best cities for football, so we got that going for us. FYI- Lincoln, Nebraska is the worst city for football fans.

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