Acadia Axemen and Axewomen

Acadia Axemen / Acadia Axewomen
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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. Their primary home turf is Raymond Field located on the University's campus.

Varsity teams

Acadia Axemen teams compete in:

• Basketball (m/w)
• Cross Country Running (w)
• Football (m)
• Ice Hockey (m)
• Rugby (w)
• Soccer (m/w)
• Swimming (m/w)
• Volleyball (w)

Football

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

Acadia Axemen
Acadia Axemen logo
First season	1957
Athletic director	Kevin Dickie
Head coach	Jeff Cummins 11th year, 46–42–0  (.523)
Other staff	Chris Judd (OC)
Home stadium	Raymond Field
Stadium capacity	3000
Stadium surface	FieldTurf
Location	Wolfville, Nova Scotia
League	CIS
Conference	AUS (1999–present)
Past associations	AUAA (1974–1998)
All-time record	–
Postseason record	–
Titles
Vanier Cups	2 1979, 1981
Atlantic Bowls	4 1976, 1977, 1979, 1981
Jewett Trophies	13 1975, 1976, 1977, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1986, 1995, 1998, 2005, 2006, 2011, 2012
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

In their history, the Axemen Canadian football teams have appeared in four Vanier Cup national championships, winning two of those in 1979 and in 1981. Recently, the Axemen had their most success in the 2005, 2006, 2011 and 2012 seasons, when the teams finished first in the AUS and reached the Uteck Bowl all four years.

Recent regular season results

Season	Games	Won	Lost	OT Loss	Pct %	PF	PA	Standing
2001	8	4	4	0	0.500	121	187	2nd in AUS
2002	8	4	4	0	0.500	205	215	3rd in AUS
2003	8	4	4	0	0.500	201	181	2nd in AUS
2004	8	5	3	0	0.625	254	156	2nd in AUS
2005	8	5	3	0	0.625	276	135	1st in AUS
2006	8	5	3	0	0.625	197	155	1st in AUS
2007	8	3	5	0	0.375	182	287	3rd in AUS
2008	8	1	7	0	0.125	120	239	4th in AUS
2009	8	2	6	0	0.250	138	239	3rd in AUS
2010	8	4	4	0	0.500	134	154	2nd in AUS
2011	8	7	1	0	0.875	261	108	1st in AUS
2012	8	7	1	0	0.875	229	132	1st in AUS
2013	8	3	5	0	0.375	165	122	3rd in AUS
2014	8	3	5	0	0.375	144	210	3rd in AUS
2015	8	4	4	0	0.500	185	170	3rd in AUS
2016	8	2	6	0	0.250	124	214	3rd in AUS

Recent playoff results

• 2001 Lost to Saint Mary's Huskies in Loney Bowl 38-7
• 2002 Lost to St. Francis Xavier X-Men in semi-final 25-11
• 2003 Lost to St. Francis Xavier X-Men in semi-final 30-28
• 2004 Defeated St. Francis Xavier X-Men in semi-final 15-11
  Lost to Saint Mary's Huskies in Loney Bowl 24-7
• 2005 Defeated St. Francis Xavier X-Men in Loney Bowl 69-6
  Lost to Wilfrid Laurier Golden Hawks in Uteck Bowl 31-10
• 2006 Defeated 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
• 2007 Lost to St. Francis Xavier X-Men in semi-final 38-17
• 2008 Missed Playoffs
• 2009 Lost to St. Francis Xavier X-Men in semi-final 33-30
• 2010 Defeated Mount Allison Mounties in semi-final 22-14 (OT)
  Lost to Saint Mary's Huskies in Loney Bowl 37-8
• 2011 Defeated Saint Mary's Huskies in Loney Bowl 39-20
  Lost to McMaster Marauders in Uteck Bowl 45-21
• 2012 Defeated Saint Mary's Huskies in Loney Bowl 17-9
  Lost to Laval Rouge et Or in Uteck Bowl 42-7
• 2013 Lost to Mount Allison Mounties in semi-final 19-10
• 2014 Lost to St. Francis Xavier X-Men in semi-final 18-17
• 2015 Lost to St. Francis Xavier X-Men in semi-final 26-4
• 2016 Lost to Mount Allison Mounties in semi-final 27-18

National championships

Vanier Cup

• Champions: 1979, 1981
• Runner Up: 1976, 1977

Semi-final championships

Uteck Bowl

• Runner Up: 2005, 2006, 2011

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

Axemen in the CFL

As of the start of the 2015 CFL season, six former Axemen players are on CFL teams' rosters:

• Mike Benson, BC Lions
• Matt Carter, Ottawa Redblacks
• Kyle Graves, Montreal Alouettes
• Mike Miller, Edmonton Eskimos
• Martin Pesek, Hamilton Tiger-Cats
• Jake Thomas, Winnipeg Blue Bombers

Soccer team roster

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

No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
1	GK	CAN	Eric Ross
2	DF	CAN	Matthew Nunn
3	DF	LBN	Jeff Khoury
4	DF	CAN	Jean Francois LeFort
5	DF	CAN	Cameron McGill
6	MF	IND	Shane Thakrar
7	MF	CAN	Erik Merchant
8	MF	CAN	Devlin Gilmour Ford
9	MF	CAN	Zachary Shaffelburg
_	FW	CAN	Jonathan Hammond
11	MF	CAN	Devin Tetlow
12	FW	GBR	Liam Dutton

No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
13	DF	CAN	Joseph Harvey
14	FW	CAN	James Nunn
15	MF	UAE	Hashim Kareem
16	MF	CAN	Joshua Bullock
10	MF	CAN	Cochrane Noseworthy-Smith
17	MF	CAN	Keegan Ezekiel
18	MF	CAN	Jared Hyslop
19	DF	CAN	James Squier
20	MF	KOR	Kang Hyan-Gu
21	MF	CAN	Nick DeAdder
22	GK	CAN	Matt Baker
99	GK	CAN	Kirby Fletcher
_	GK	CAN	Eric McGarry