Acadia Axemen

Acadia Axemen / Acadia Axewomen
University Acadia University
Association U Sports
Conference Atlantic University Sport
Athletic director Kevin Dickie
Location Wolfville, Nova Scotia
Varsity teams Basketball, Cross Country, Football, Hockey, Rugby, Soccer, Swimming, Volleyball
Football stadium Raymond Field
Arena Acadia Arena
Colours Garnet and Blue
         
Website www.acadiau.ca/sports/

The Acadia Axemen and Axewomen are the men's and women's athletic teams that represent Acadia University in Wolfville, Nova Scotia, Canada.[1] Their primary home turf is Raymond Field located on the University's campus.

Varsity teams

Acadia Axemen teams compete in:

Football

Acadia Axemen
Acadia Axemen logo
First season 1957
Athletic director Kevin Dickie
Head coach Jeff Cummins
14th year, 57–55–0  (.509)
Other Staff Shad McLachlan (DC)
Home Stadium Raymond Field
Stadium capacity 3000
Stadium surface FieldTurf
Location Wolfville, Nova Scotia
League U Sports
Conference AUS (1999–present)
Past associations NSJCFL (1957)
MIFL (1958–1959)
AFC (1960–1965)
MIAA (1966–1968)
AIAA (1969–1973)
AUAA (1974–1998)
All-time record – 
Postseason record – 
Tournaments
Vanier Cups 2
1979, 1981
Atlantic Bowls 4
1976, 1977, 1979, 1981
Jewett Trophies 14
1975, 1976, 1977, 1979,
1980, 1981, 1986, 1995,
1998, 2005, 2006, 2011,
2012, 2017
Hec Crighton winners 3
Al Charuk, Bob Stracina, Bob Cameron
Current uniform
Colours Garnet and Blue
         
Fight song Wagon Wheel by Old Crow Medicine Show
Outfitter Adidas
Website acadiau.ca

The Axemen football team has been in continuous operation since 1957 when they played their first full season in the Nova Scotia Junior Canadian Football League.[2] The program entered the top tier in Maritime football in 1962 and has been competing there ever since.[3] The program saw its greatest success from 1975 to 1981 where they won six conference championships, appeared in four Vanier Cup national championships, and won two of those in 1979 and in 1981.[4]

Recently, the Axemen had their most success in the 2005, 2006, 2011, 2012, and 2017 seasons, when the teams finished first in the AUS and reached the Uteck Bowl all five years. Since 1998, the program has qualified for the playoffs every year except for the 2008 season.[5]

Recent regular season results

SeasonGamesWonLostOTLPCTPFPAStandingPlayoffs
200184400.5001211872nd in AUSLost to Saint Mary's Huskies in Loney Bowl 38-7
200284400.5002052153rd in AUSLost to St. Francis Xavier X-Men in semi-final 25-11
200384400.5002011812nd in AUSLost to St. Francis Xavier X-Men in semi-final 30-28
200485300.6252541562nd in AUSDefeated St. Francis Xavier X-Men in semi-final 15-11
Lost to Saint Mary's Huskies in Loney Bowl 24-7
200585300.6252761351st in AUSDefeated St. Francis Xavier X-Men in Loney Bowl 69-6
Lost to Wilfrid Laurier Golden Hawks in Uteck Bowl 31-10
2006853–0.6251971551st in AUSDefeated Mount Allison Mounties in semi-final 16-16
Defeated Saint Mary's Huskies in Loney Bowl 32-24
Lost to Laval Rouge et Or in Uteck Bowl 57-10
2007835–0.3751822873rd in AUSLost to St. Francis Xavier X-Men in semi-final 38-17
2008817–0.1251202394th in AUSMissed Playoffs
2009826–0.2501382393rd in AUSLost to St. Francis Xavier X-Men in semi-final 33-30
2010844–0.5001341542nd in AUSDefeated Mount Allison Mounties in semi-final 22-14 (OT)
Lost to Saint Mary's Huskies in Loney Bowl 37-8
2011871–0.8752611081st in AUSDefeated Saint Mary's Huskies in Loney Bowl 39-20
Lost to McMaster Marauders in Uteck Bowl 45-21
2012871–0.8752291321st in AUSDefeated Saint Mary's Huskies in Loney Bowl 17-9
Lost to Laval Rouge et Or in Uteck Bowl 42-7
2013835–0.3751651223rd in AUSLost to Mount Allison Mounties in semi-final 19-10
2014835–0.3751442103rd in AUSLost to St. Francis Xavier X-Men in semi-final 18-17
2015844–0.5001851703rd in AUSLost to St. Francis Xavier X-Men in semi-final 26-4
2016826–0.2501242143rd in AUSLost to Mount Allison Mounties in semi-final 27-18
2017862–0.7502261931st in AUSDefeated Saint Mary's Huskies in Loney Bowl 45-38 (OT)[6]
Lost to Western Mustangs in Uteck Bowl 81-3

[7][8]

National championships

Vanier Cup

Axemen playing Laval Rouge et Or at Laval on September 15, 2012

Semi-final championships

Uteck Bowl

  • Runner Up: 2005, 2006, 2011, 2012, 2017

Atlantic Bowl

  • Champions: 1976, 1977, 1979, 1981
  • Runner Up: 1975, 1980, 1986, 1995, 1998

Conference championships

Jewett Trophy (Loney Bowl)

  • Champions: 1975, 1976, 1977, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1986, 1995, 1998, 2005, 2006, 2011, 2012, 2017

Axemen in the CFL

As of the start of the 2018 CFL season, four former Axemen players are on CFL teams' rosters:

Soccer team roster

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Position Player
1 Canada GK Eric Ross
2 Canada DF Matthew Nunn
3 Lebanon DF Jeff Khoury
4 Canada DF Jean Francois LeFort
5 Canada DF Cameron McGill
6 India MF Shane Thakrar
7 Canada MF Erik Merchant
8 Canada MF Devlin Gilmour Ford
9 Canada MF Zachary Shaffelburg
_ Canada FW Jonathan Hammond
11 Canada MF Devin Tetlow
12 United Kingdom FW Liam Dutton
No. Position Player
13 Canada DF Joseph Harvey
14 Canada FW James Nunn
15 United Arab Emirates MF Hashim Kareem
16 Canada MF Joshua Bullock
10 Canada MF Cochrane Noseworthy-Smith
17 Canada MF Keegan Ezekiel
18 Canada MF Jared Hyslop
19 Canada DF James Squier
20 South Korea MF Kang Hyan-Gu
21 Canada MF Nick DeAdder
22 Canada GK Matt Baker
99 Canada GK Kirby Fletcher
_ Canada GK Eric McGarry

References

  1. ↑ "{title}". Archived from the original on 2012-07-17. Retrieved 2012-01-25.
  2. ↑ Canadian Football in Halifax and Nova Scotia 1940-1957
  3. ↑ University Football in Atlantic Canada 1958-1973
  4. ↑ 1981 Football Axemen: ‘A special group of players’
  5. ↑ Bob Adams CIS Sportspage, 1997
  6. ↑ "AUS hands Loney Bowl title to Acadia following eligibility controversy with SMU". Atlantic. 2017-11-09. Retrieved 2017-11-09.
  7. ↑ Bob Adams CIS Sportspage
  8. ↑ U Sports Standings
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