Democrats have tried many ways to capture the attention of distracted voters before Election Day.

Former President Bill Clinton has settled on a personal favorite: football.

“When something is really important to us – like football – we care about the facts,” Mr. Clinton told an audience on Thursday he traveled through Southeastern Conference territory in Arkansas and Mississippi, campaigning for Congressional candidates. “If ever there was an example of not watching the game film, this is it. The game film shows the facts.”

Mr. Clinton is a devoted college football fan and his beloved Arkansas Razorbacks are ranked No. 12 in the country. He has started peppering his campaign speeches with football analogies, which he uses to remind voters that they should hold Republicans accountable for their role in the budget deficit and the country’s economic condition.

Place all the blame on Democrats? “You can only do that if you don’t watch the game film,” Mr. Clinton said.

As he visited the campus of the University of Mississippi, he talked about the weekend S.E.C. rivalry between Ole Miss and Alabama. He called one last audible for the Democratic team. “Let’s play like we’re in a football game with the rest of the world because we are.”