A recent study revealed that football fans tend to drink much more when their respective team loses.
The study was conducted by Detox.net, and here are the biggest takeaways:
- 25% of NFL fans drink more when their team loses
- 19.7% of college football fans drink more when their team loses.
- 18.6% of NFL fans drink more when their team wins.
- 18.4% of college football fans drink more when their team wins.
- Men are more likely to drink after a poor performance. Women are more likely to drink after a win.
Here are some obvious observations. The college rate is only a 1.3% difference between a win and a loss. That seems to indicate that college students are getting trashed win or loss. That’s a classic “take no days off” attitude. On the other hand, there’s a significant difference between winning and losing for fans in the NFL. I guess that’s what happens when you have a job and responsibilities.
Finally, the study also revealed hockey fans are most likely to binge drink, and they consume the most alcohol during a game for any sports fans. That might even less surprising than the football results. Hockey fans, just like the players, would rather die doing what they love than get beat.