The Lakefront Bowl is an annual NCAA Division III postseason college football bowl game sponsored by Smiley Cookie and established in 2022. The game features teams from the Midwest Conference (MWC) and the Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference (NACC). The team that places highest in each conference's standings and does not qualify for the NCAA Division III playoffs is typically chosen to represent their conference in the Lakefront Bowl.
The inaugural game was held on Saturday, November 19, 2022, at Raabe Stadium (Wauwatosa, Wisconsin) with Monmouth defeating Concordia Wisconsin by a score of 45–20.
Game results +SeasonChampionRunner–upScoreLocationSource202245–20Raabe Stadium (Wauwatosa, Wisconsin)202321–14202420–142025AuroraIllinois College49–142026Schneider Stadium (Waukesha, Wisconsin)
Appearances by team This list is for all–time appearances in the Smiley Cookie Lakefront Bowl since its inception in 2022. +RankTeamAppearancesRecordLast1Monmouth (IL)32–120242St. Norbert21–120243Aurora11–020254Illinois College10–120255Concordia (WI)10–12022
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