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Acadia Axemen
Acadia Axemen
	Acadia Axemen logo
First season	1957
Athletic director	Kevin Dickie
Head coach	Jeff Cummins; 19th year, 72–78–0 (.480)
Other staff	Josh Lambert (OC); 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	–
Titles
Vanier Cups	2; 1979, 1981
Atlantic Bowls	4; 1976, 1977, 1979, 1981
Jewett Trophies	15; 1975, 1976, 1977, 1979,; 1980, 1981, 1986, 1995,; 1998, 2005, 2006, 2011,; 2012, 2017, 2019
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 Acadia Axemen football team represents Acadia University in Wolfville, Nova Scotia in the sport of Canadian football in U Sports. The Axemen have been in continuous operation since 1957 when they played their first full season in the Nova Scotia Junior Canadian Football League.^[1] The program entered the top tier in Maritime football in 1962 and has been competing there ever since.^[2] 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.^[3]

Recently, the Axemen had their most success in the 2011, 2012, 2017, and 2019 seasons, when the teams finished first in the AUS and reached the Uteck Bowl all four years. Since 1998, the program has qualified for the playoffs every year except for the 2008, 2022, and 2023 seasons.^[4]

Recent regular season results edit

Season	Games	Won	Lost	OTL	PCT	PF	PA	Standing	Playoffs
2000	8	4	4	0	0.500	196	155	2nd in AUS	Lost to Saint Mary's Huskies in Loney Bowl 38-18
2001	8	4	4	0	0.500	121	187	2nd in AUS	Lost to Saint Mary's Huskies in Loney Bowl 38-7
2002	8	4	4	0	0.500	205	215	3rd in AUS	Lost to St. Francis Xavier X-Men in semi-final 25-11
2003	8	4	4	0	0.500	201	181	2nd in AUS	Lost to St. Francis Xavier X-Men in semi-final 30-28
2004	8	5	3	0	0.625	254	156	2nd in AUS	Defeated St. Francis Xavier X-Men in semi-final 15-11 Lost to Saint Mary's Huskies in Loney Bowl 24-7
2005	8	5	3	0	0.625	276	135	1st in AUS	Defeated St. Francis Xavier X-Men in Loney Bowl 69-6 Lost to Wilfrid Laurier Golden Hawks in Uteck Bowl 31-10
2006	8	5	3	–	0.625	197	155	1st in AUS	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	8	3	5	–	0.375	182	287	3rd in AUS	Lost to St. Francis Xavier X-Men in semi-final 38-17
2008	8	1	7	–	0.125	120	239	4th in AUS	Missed Playoffs
2009	8	2	6	–	0.250	138	239	3rd in AUS	Lost to St. Francis Xavier X-Men in semi-final 33-30
2010	8	4	4	–	0.500	134	154	2nd in AUS	Defeated Mount Allison Mounties in semi-final 22-14 (OT) Lost to Saint Mary's Huskies in Loney Bowl 37-8
2011	8	7	1	–	0.875	261	108	1st in AUS	Defeated Saint Mary's Huskies in Loney Bowl 39-20 Lost to McMaster Marauders in Uteck Bowl 45-21
2012	8	7	1	–	0.875	229	132	1st in AUS	Defeated Saint Mary's Huskies in Loney Bowl 17-9 Lost to Laval Rouge et Or in Uteck Bowl 42-7
2013	8	3	5	–	0.375	165	122	3rd in AUS	Lost to Mount Allison Mounties in semi-final 19-10
2014	8	3	5	–	0.375	144	210	3rd in AUS	Lost to St. Francis Xavier X-Men in semi-final 18-17
2015	8	4	4	–	0.500	185	170	3rd in AUS	Lost to St. Francis Xavier X-Men in semi-final 26-4
2016	8	2	6	–	0.250	124	214	3rd in AUS	Lost to Mount Allison Mounties in semi-final 27-18
2017	8	6	2	–	0.750	226	193	1st in AUS	Defeated Saint Mary's Huskies in Loney Bowl 45-38 (OT)^[5] Lost to Western Mustangs in Uteck Bowl 81-3
2018	8	5	3	–	0.625	236	146	3rd in AUS	Lost to St. Francis Xavier X-Men in semi-final 33-10
2019	8	8	0	–	1.000	309	165	1st in AUS	Defeated Bishop's Gaiters in Loney Bowl 31-1 Lost to Montreal Carabins in Uteck Bowl 38-0
2020	Season cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic
2021	6	1	5	–	0.167	52	59	4th in AUS	Lost to St. Francis Xavier X-Men in semi-final 27-22
2022	8	0	8	–	0.000	88	209	5th in AUS	Missed Playoffs
2023	8	1	7	–	0.125	81	203	5th in AUS	Missed Playoffs

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National championships edit

Vanier Cup edit

Champions: 1979, 1981
Runner Up: 1976, 1977

Semi-final championships edit

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

Uteck Bowl edit

Runner Up: 2005, 2006, 2011, 2012, 2017, 2019

Atlantic Bowl edit

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

Conference championships edit

Jewett Trophy (Loney Bowl) edit

Champions: 1975, 1976, 1977, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1986, 1995, 1998, 2005, 2006, 2011, 2012, 2017, 2019

National award winners edit

Hec Crighton Trophy: Al Charuk (1974), Bob Stracina (1976), Bob Cameron (1977)
Peter Gorman Trophy: Jerome Pathon (1993)
Frank Tindall Trophy: John Huard (1981), Jeff Cummins (2011, 2017)

Axemen in the CFL edit

As of the end of the 2023 CFL season, four former Axemen players are on CFL teams' rosters:

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External links edit

Official website

References edit

^ Canadian Football in Halifax and Nova Scotia 1940-1957
^ University Football in Atlantic Canada 1958-1973
^ 1981 Football Axemen: ‘A special group of players’
^ Bob Adams CIS Sportspage, 1997
^ "AUS hands Loney Bowl title to Acadia following eligibility controversy with SMU". Atlantic. 2017-11-09. Retrieved 2017-11-09.
^ Bob Adams CIS Sportspage
^ U Sports Standings
^ "CFL players". Canadian Football League. Retrieved October 23, 2023.