Acadia Axemen

Acadia Axemen / Acadia Axewomen
University Acadia University
Association Canadian Interuniversity Sport
Conference Atlantic University Sport
Athletics director Dr. Jim MacLeod (interim)
Location Wolfville, Nova Scotia
Varsity teams Basketball, Cross Country, Football, Hockey, Rugby, Soccer, Swimming, Volleyball
Football stadium Raymond Field
Mascot
Nickname
Colours Garnet and Blue

             

Website Acadia Athletics

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.

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Varsity teams

Acadia Axemen teams compete in:

Football

Acadia Axemen
First season 1957
Athletic director Jim MacLeod
Head coach Jeff Cummins
8th year, 32–32–0  (.500)
Other staff Josh Lambert (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 12
1975, 1976, 1977, 1979,
1980, 1981, 1986, 1995,
1998, 2005, 2006, 2011
Hec Crighton winners 3
Al Charuk, Bob Stracina, Bob Cameron
Colours Garnet and Blue

             

Outfitter Nike
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 and 2011 seasons, when the teams finished first in the AUS and reached the Uteck Bowl all three 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 3rd in AUS
2011 8 7 1 0 0.875 261 108 1st in AUS

Recent Playoff Results

National Championships

Vanier Cup

Semi-Final Championships

Uteck Bowl

Atlantic Bowl

Conference Championships

Jewett Trophy (Loney Bowl)

Axemen in the CFL

As of the end of the 2011 CFL season, two former Axemen players are on CFL teams' rosters:

Soccer Team Roster

Note: Flags indicate national team as has been 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
10 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
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
_ GK Eric McGarry