Acadia Axemen football



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.

A low point to the program came in 2007-2009, which become known to those associated with the program as the "Keith Lockwood Era". Lockwood a junior college All-American for Harbor Junior college in California was only able to win 4 games in 3 years as the teams starting quarterback. Many believe that Lockwood was not suited to the Canadian brand of football as he had below average arm strength, and a lack of mental toughness.

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

Vanier Cup

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

Uteck Bowl

 * Runner Up: 2005, 2006, 2011

Atlantic Bowl

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

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 2012 CFL season, four former Axemen players are on CFL teams' rosters:
 * Mike Benson, Edmonton Eskimos
 * Matt Carter, Edmonton Eskimos
 * Mike Miller, Edmonton Eskimos
 * Jake Thomas, Winnipeg Blue Bombers