Acadia Axemen
Acadia Axemen logo
First season1957
Athletic directorKevin Dickie
Head coachJeff Cummins
19th year, 72780  (.480)
Other staffJosh Lambert (OC)
Shad McLachlan (DC)
Home stadiumRaymond Field
Stadium capacity3000
Stadium surfaceFieldTurf
LocationWolfville, Nova Scotia
LeagueU Sports
ConferenceAUS (1999–present)
Past associationsNSJCFL (1957)
MIFL (1958–1959)
AFC (1960–1965)
MIAA (1966–1968)
AIAA (1969–1973)
AUAA (1974–1998)
All-time record 
Postseason record 
Titles
Vanier Cups2
1979, 1981
Atlantic Bowls4
1976, 1977, 1979, 1981
Jewett Trophies15
1975, 1976, 1977, 1979,
1980, 1981, 1986, 1995,
1998, 2005, 2006, 2011,
2012, 2017, 2019
Hec Crighton winners3
Al Charuk, Bob Stracina, Bob Cameron
Current uniform
ColoursGarnet and Blue
   
Fight songWagon Wheel by Old Crow Medicine Show
OutfitterAdidas
Websiteacadiau.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

SeasonGamesWonLostOTLPCTPFPAStandingPlayoffs
200084400.5001961552nd in AUSLost to Saint Mary's Huskies in Loney Bowl 38-18
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
20068530.6251971551st 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
20078350.3751822873rd in AUSLost to St. Francis Xavier X-Men in semi-final 38-17
20088170.1251202394th in AUSMissed Playoffs
20098260.2501382393rd in AUSLost to St. Francis Xavier X-Men in semi-final 33-30
20108440.5001341542nd in AUSDefeated Mount Allison Mounties in semi-final 22-14 (OT)
Lost to Saint Mary's Huskies in Loney Bowl 37-8
20118710.8752611081st in AUSDefeated Saint Mary's Huskies in Loney Bowl 39-20
Lost to McMaster Marauders in Uteck Bowl 45-21
20128710.8752291321st in AUSDefeated Saint Mary's Huskies in Loney Bowl 17-9
Lost to Laval Rouge et Or in Uteck Bowl 42-7
20138350.3751651223rd in AUSLost to Mount Allison Mounties in semi-final 19-10
20148350.3751442103rd in AUSLost to St. Francis Xavier X-Men in semi-final 18-17
20158440.5001851703rd in AUSLost to St. Francis Xavier X-Men in semi-final 26-4
20168260.2501242143rd in AUSLost to Mount Allison Mounties in semi-final 27-18
20178620.7502261931st in AUSDefeated Saint Mary's Huskies in Loney Bowl 45-38 (OT)[5]
Lost to Western Mustangs in Uteck Bowl 81-3
20188530.6252361463rd in AUSLost to St. Francis Xavier X-Men in semi-final 33-10
20198801.0003091651st in AUSDefeated 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
20216150.16752594th in AUSLost to St. Francis Xavier X-Men in semi-final 27-22
20228080.000882095th in AUSMissed Playoffs
20238170.125812035th in AUSMissed Playoffs

[6][7]

National championships

Vanier Cup

Semi-final championships

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

Uteck Bowl

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

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, 2019

National award winners

Axemen in the CFL

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

[8]

References

  1. Canadian Football in Halifax and Nova Scotia 1940-1957
  2. University Football in Atlantic Canada 1958-1973
  3. 1981 Football Axemen: ‘A special group of players’
  4. Bob Adams CIS Sportspage, 1997
  5. "AUS hands Loney Bowl title to Acadia following eligibility controversy with SMU". Atlantic. 2017-11-09. Retrieved 2017-11-09.
  6. Bob Adams CIS Sportspage
  7. U Sports Standings
  8. "CFL players". Canadian Football League. Retrieved October 23, 2023.
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