Acadia Axemen
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 |
|
|
| 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 |
– |
| Vanier Cups |
2
1979, 1981 |
| Atlantic Bowl Championships |
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 |
[2][3]
Recent playoff results
National championships
- Champions: 1979, 1981
- Runner Up: 1976, 1977
Semi-final championships
- Runner Up: 2005, 2006, 2011
- Champions: 1976, 1977, 1979, 1981
- Runner Up: 1975, 1980, 1986, 1995, 1998
Conference championships
- 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:
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 |
 |
GK |
Eric Ross
|
| 2 |
|
DF |
Matthew Nunn
|
| 3 |
 |
DF |
Jeff Khoury
|
| 4 |
|
DF |
Jean Francois LeFort
|
| 5 |
|
DF |
Cameron McGill
|
| 6 |
 |
MF |
Shane Thakrar
|
| 7 |
|
MF |
Erik Merchant
|
| 8 |
|
MF |
Devlin Gilmour Ford
|
| 9 |
|
MF |
Zachary Shaffelburg
|
| _ |
|
FW |
Jonathan Hammond
|
| 11 |
|
MF |
Devin Tetlow
|
| 12 |
 |
FW |
Liam Dutton |
|
|
| No. |
|
Position |
Player
|
| 13 |
|
DF |
Joseph Harvey
|
| 14 |
|
FW |
James Nunn
|
| 15 |
 |
MF |
Hashim Kareem
|
| 16 |
|
MF |
Joshua Bullock
|
| 10 |
|
MF |
Cochrane Noseworthy-Smith
|
| 17 |
|
MF |
Keegan Ezekiel
|
| 18 |
|
MF |
Jared Hyslop
|
| 19 |
|
DF |
James Squier
|
| 20 |
 |
MF |
Kang Hyan-Gu
|
| 21 |
|
MF |
Nick DeAdder
|
| 22 |
|
GK |
Matt Baker
|
| 99 |
|
GK |
Kirby Fletcher
|
| _ |
|
GK |
Eric McGarry |
|
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