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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 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 | 2nd in AUS | | 2011 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0.875 | 261 | 108 | 1st 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 end of the 2011 CFL season, two former Axemen players are on CFL teams' rosters: Soccer Team Roster References
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