Most popular team in America? No longer the cowboys

[shakenbake]

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Pittsburgh Steelers and Dallas Cowboys Are Favorite Teams Among U.S. Adults Who Follow Professional Football, According to Harris Poll
Tuesday September 26, 1:06 pm ET
Twenty percent think Indianapolis Colts will win the Super Bowl

ROCHESTER, N.Y., Sept. 26 /PRNewswire/ -- The 2006 Super Bowl Champions, the Pittsburgh Steelers, are ranked as the No. 1 favorite National Football League (NFL) team among U.S. adults who follow pro football. Though the Steelers were in the top five last year, this is their first time at the top of this list since tracking began on this topic in 1998. The Dallas Cowboys remain at No. 2, a position they have held since 2004. Rounding out the top five are the Indianapolis Colts (No. 3, moving up five percentage points from last year's ranking), the Green Bay Packers (No. 4, dropping from No. 1 in 2005) and the New England Patriots (No. 5).
These are the results of a nationwide survey conducted online by Harris Interactive® between September 7 and 13, 2006 among 2,747 U.S. adults, of whom 1,306 follow professional football.

Other results from this year's poll include:
-- Regionally speaking, the Pittsburgh Steelers are the No. 1 favorite of
those in the East, while the Chicago Bears are No. 1 for those in the
Midwest. In the South, the Cowboys come out on top and in the West, the
San Francisco 49ers are the favorite team.

-- The percentage of those who say they follow professional football
remains stable at about half of all adults (48% this year).

-- Men (62%) are more likely to follow professional football than women
(34%).

-- Thirty-nine percent of Echo Boomers (those ages 18 to 29) and forty-two
percent of Matures (ages 61 and over) follow professional football,
compared to fifty-two percent of Generation Xers (ages 30 to 41) and
fifty-two percent of Baby Boomers (ages 42 to 60).

-- College graduates are more likely to follow professional football (61%)
than those with post graduate degrees (52%), those with some college
(49%) and those with a high school education or less (41%).
This year, Harris Interactive also asked adults who follow professional football which team they think will win the Super Bowl. One in five (20%) says that the Indianapolis Colts will be the winners, while 16 percent say that the Steelers will repeat as Super Bowl Champs. There are always die-hard fans for every team, evidenced by each of the 32 NFL teams being named as a potential Super Bowl winner by at least some respondents (albeit some at a very small percentage).


TABLE 1
WHO FOLLOWS PROFESSIONAL FOOTBALL
"Do you follow professional football?"
Summary of Yes Responses
Base: All adults

Total
%
2006 48
2005 49
2004 51
2003 50
2002 47
1999 53
1998 55
1997 51
1996 52
1995 49
1993 46
1992 49



TABLE 2
WHO FOLLOWS PROFESSIONAL FOOTBALL - BY DEMOGRAPHIC GROUP (2006)
"Do you follow professional football?"
Summary of Yes Responses
Base: All adults

Total
%
All Adults 48
Sex
Male 62
Female 34
Age
Echo Boomers (18 - 29) 39
Generation X (30 - 41) 52
Baby Boomers (42 - 60) 52
Matures (61+) 42
Race/Ethnicity
White 49
Black 48
Hispanic 42
Region
East 50
Midwest 51
South 45
West 45
Household Income
Less than $15,000 25
$15,000 to $24,999 42
$25,000 to $34,999 44
$35,000 to $49,999 50
$50,000 to $74,999 57
$75,000 and over 55
Party
Republican 53
Democrat 45
Independent 49
Education
High School or less 41
Some college 49
College graduate 61
Post graduate 52



TABLE 3A
TWO FAVORITE NFL TEAMS
"What are your two favorite National Football League teams?"
Base: Adults who follow professional football

1998 1999 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006
% % % % % % %
Pittsburgh Steelers 12 11 10 7 6 13 16
Dallas Cowboys 25 22 11 12 14 14 15
Indianapolis Colts 2 1 3 4 7 8 13
Green Bay Packers 20 18 17 12 18 16 11
New England Patriots 4 6 8 5 12 13 9
Chicago Bears 9 6 7 8 9 8 9
Philadelphia Eagles 6 3 5 5 9 10 8
San Francisco 49ers 16 18 14 10 8 10 8
New York Giants 7 6 10 7 10 6 8
Oakland Raiders 7 3 12 11 7 9 7
Denver Broncos 13 13 8 5 7 7 7
Seattle Seahawks 2 4 4 5 6 4 6
Carolina Panthers 6 1 3 4 5 5 6
Miami Dolphins 9 9 6 8 6 5 6
Tennessee Titans 1 * 4 6 4 3 6
Washington Redskins 6 7 7 9 7 5 5
Cleveland Browns NA 5 6 6 4 5 5
Tampa Bay Buccaneers 4 3 4 11 6 6 5
Detroit Lions 3 2 3 2 4 5 5
Kansas City Chiefs 6 4 4 6 4 4 5
Minnesota Vikings 5 8 6 9 6 5 4
New York Jets 4 5 7 6 7 6 4
San Diego Chargers 1 2 3 4 2 3 4
Cincinnati Bengals 2 2 3 2 4 2 4
Atlanta Falcons 3 3 3 3 4 5 4
St. Louis Rams 1 1 11 7 4 4 4
Buffalo Bills 3 4 3 5 3 4 3
Houston Texans NA NA 2 5 5 3 3
Arizona Cardinals 1 2 2 1 1 1 3
Baltimore Ravens 1 2 2 4 2 3 3
New Orleans Saints 2 3 3 2 2 3 2
Jacksonville Jaguars 3 1 3 1 2 1 1

*Less than 0.5 percent.
NA = not applicable for that year.
Note: Respondents provided list of teams



TABLE 3B
TWO FAVORITE NFL TEAMS BY REGION
"What are your two favorite National Football League teams?"
Base: Adults who follow professional football

2006 Total Region
East Midwest South West
% % % % %
Pittsburgh Steelers 16 30 16 11 9
Dallas Cowboys 15 7 11 29 7
Indianapolis Colts 13 7 20 12 11
Green Bay Packers 11 7 17 7 13
New England Patriots 9 19 4 8 7
Chicago Bears 9 5 24 4 5
Philadelphia Eagles 8 27 4 3 2
San Francisco 49ers 8 4 2 3 27
New York Giants 8 17 1 10 4
Oakland Raiders 7 4 6 3 17
Denver Broncos 7 1 4 6 17
Seattle Seahawks 6 4 2 4 18
Carolina Panthers 6 5 4 11 *
Miami Dolphins 6 6 4 9 3
Tennessee Titans 6 1 1 14 3
Washington Redskins 5 8 2 8 3
Cleveland Browns 5 3 13 1 2
Tampa Bay Buccaneers 5 1 2 13 *
Detroit Lions 5 2 16 2 1
Kansas City Chiefs 5 * 9 5 4
Minnesota Vikings 4 1 14 1 3
New York Jets 4 12 1 2 2
San Diego Chargers 4 1 2 1 15
Cincinnati Bengals 4 3 11 3 *
Atlanta Falcons 4 3 1 10 1
St. Louis Rams 4 1 5 2 9
Buffalo Bills 3 11 1 * 1
Houston Texans 3 - 1 9 1
Arizona Cardinals 3 1 2 * 11
Baltimore Ravens 3 7 1 2 *
New Orleans Saints 2 1 * 4 2
Jacksonville Jaguars 1 1 1 3 1

*Less than 0.5 percent
"-" indicates no response



TABLE 5
SUPER BOWL WINNER
"Regardless of your favorite team, who do you think will win the Super Bowl
this year?"
Base: Adults who follow professional football

Total
%
Indianapolis Colts 20
Pittsburgh Steelers 16
New England Patriots 9
Seattle Seahawks 8
Philadelphia Eagles 6
Carolina Panthers 5
Cincinnati Bengals 5
Dallas Cowboys 5
Chicago Bears 4
Baltimore Ravens 3
Miami Dolphins 2
New York Giants 2
Denver Broncos 2
Atlanta Falcons 2
Minnesota Vikings 2
San Diego Chargers 1
Jacksonville Jaguars 1
Green Bay Packers 1
Arizona Cardinals 1
New York Jets 1
Oakland Raiders 1
San Francisco 49ers 1
St. Louis Rams 1
Washington Redskins 1
Tampa Bay Buccaneers 1
Detroit Lions 1
Houston Texans *
New Orleans Saints *
Buffalo Bills *
Tennessee Titans *
Kansas City Chiefs *
Cleveland Browns *

* Less than 0.5 percent.

[shakenbake]

thats pretty funny that the chiefs get 0% of people polled who think they will win the superbowl.

[ScottXray]

Great ...
an official poll to find out what percentage of people, in what regions of the country, with what demographics, are the BIGGEST bandwagon jumpers for NFL teams.

Pittsburgh and Dallas? DALLAAASSSS? Pitt I can understand...they got lucky and won the SB last year. Dallas,,,TO and Parcells...Flava clown player and "Coach Parcell"...

what a country!


Go Broncos..the only team that REALLY matters...

[Bronx33]

The cowboys was one huge bandwagon.......

[2KBack]

all the superbowl winners, and some of the losers had signifigant spikes in popularity around those winning years. If that isn't a great example of how many bandwagoners there are in this country, I don't know what is.

[shakenbake]

Originally Posted by 2KBack

all the superbowl winners, and some of the losers had signifigant spikes in popularity around those winning years. If that isn't a great example of how many bandwagoners there are in this country, I don't know what is.

Yea I noticed that too. The Broncos went from 13% in 1999 to 7% this year. Cowboys are down from 25% to 15%.

[crush17]

god i hate the Steelers.

[dbfan4life]

Originally Posted by Bronx33

The cowboys was one huge bandwagon.......

Yeah, and those on it are too stupid to jump off.

[Man-Goblin]

I just found out I'm an Echo Boomer. Whatever that is....

[Bronco Bob]

Notice that the the Jaguars are the least liked team?
Across the board, in all regions, in all demographics.

[Williams]

Originally Posted by shakenbake

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WHO FOLLOWS PROFESSIONAL FOOTBALL
"Do you follow professional football?"
Summary of Yes Responses
Base: All adults

Total
%
2006 48
2005 49
2004 51
2003 50
2002 47
1999 53
1998 55
1997 51
1996 52
1995 49
1993 46
1992 49

It makes good sense that the two years with the highest percentages are the same years with the best product on the field.

[Killericon]

Really? The defending superbowl champions are the most popular team?

I am flabbergasted.

Baltimore Ravens 1 2 2 4 2 3 3
New Orleans Saints 2 3 3 2 2 3 2
Jacksonville Jaguars 3 1 3 1 2 1 1

BURN!