Oct 18, 2025; Madison, Wisconsin, USA; Wisconsin Badgers head coach Luke Fickell stands in the offensive huddle during the game against the Ohio State Buckeyes at Camp Randall Stadium. Jeff Hanisch-Imagn Images

Badgers football scoring drought puts them in dubious territory among worst in FBS

Originally posted on Wisconsin Badgers on SI
By Lorin Cox | Last updated Oct 24, 2025 6:25 PM ET

The Wisconsin Badgers lack of scoring this season is putting them among the worst offenses in the country.

Back-to-back shutout losses is supposed to be rock bottom, but the inability to put points on the board has been a season-long issue.

Through the first eight weeks of the season, the Badgers are one of only three teams in the country that has yet to score 100 total points.

The other two programs are UMass and Northern Illinois. The Huskies have one win over Holy Cross. The Minutemen are winless.

There are three teams with fewer than 100 points so far this season.

UMass - 79 points in 7 games
Northern Illinois - 86 points in 7 games
Wisconsin - 93 points in 7 games https://t.co/FkthjssKub
— Sickos Committee (@SickosCommittee) October 22, 2025

The most troubling part is that Wisconsin has scored the fewest points in the first half of any team in the country.

Across seven contests, the Badgers are averaging fewer than four points in the first half of games.

They've scored more second-half points than a number of teams, but too many of those scores have come against non-Power 4 opponents or garbage time in blowouts.

Still, after back-to-back games with zero on the scoreboard, Wisconsin would gladly take some garbage time points just to remember what it's like to reach the endzone again.

The offense was supposed to be much improved in 2025 with new quarterbacks and a new coordinator.

Injuries and widespread inconsistency derailed all of that, and the results are worse than anyone expected.

This article first appeared on Wisconsin Badgers on SI and was syndicated with permission.

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