Wisconsin football was already facing an attendance deficit in 2025. Before the Maryland game, attendance was down 10% or about 7,600 fans in each of the first two home games. Camp Randall has yet to have attendance above 70,000 on the year, and those aren't numbers Wisconsin football has seen for 30+ years. 1992 is the last time there has been this low attendance in the first three home games.
The Big Ten schedule was supposed to revive some of the interest. A losing season in 2024 and then two not very exciting opponents in Miami (OH) and Middle Tennessee.