The Tailgater's Handbook How-To Section or (Tailgating 101)
Warm Weather Food Survey
What do tailgaters want to eat/serve in warm weather?
We surveyed hundreds of people in parking lots of college football games. These people fed us, cheered our efforts and told us what they liked to eat at their tailgate parties. Here are the results.
Main Course Warm Weather
| Rank | Choice | Percent |
| 1 | Bratwurst | 31 |
| 2 | Sandwiches | 25.6 |
| 3 | Hamburgers | 13.2 |
| 4 | Chicken | 12.4 |
| 5 | Hot Dogs | 5.4 |
| 6 | Ethnic Foods | 3.1 |
| 7 | Salad-Ribs | 2.3 tie |
Side Dish
| Rank | Choice | Percent |
| 1 | Chips and Dips | 20 |
| 2 | Salad | 18 |
| 3 | Potato Salad | 16 |
| 4 | Veggies | 12 |
| 5 | Cheese-Beans | 7 tie |
| 7 | Fruit | 5 |
Desert
| Rank | Choice | Percent |
| 1 | Bars | 42 |
| 2 | Cookies | 26 |
| 3 | Fruit | 13 |
| 4 | Cake | 10 |
| 5 | Pie | 5 |
