2022-23 Acadia Football News

  • Poirier-McKiggan, Russell, Pilichos and Beals named to East-West Bowl
    April 18, 2023
    (TORONTO, ON) - The table is set for the 2023 East-West Bowl, U SPORTS announced on Tuesday the official rosters for Canadian universities’ top football showcase. Four Axemen were named to the East Team Roster including Julien Poirier-McKiggan (REC), Will Russell (DL), Emmanuel Beals (DB) and Nick Pilichos (OL).
  • AUS announces footblal All-Stars, George name All-Star punter
    November 10, 2022
    (HALIFAX, N.S.)  Atlantic University Sport is pleased to announce the 2022 football major award winners and all-stars, as selected by the conference's five head coaches following regular season play. Acadia's Ben George was named AUS All-Star Punter for the 2022 season. George led the AUS with a 41.8 yards per punt average and had his longest punt of 71 yards
  • Axemen finish off season with loss to Gaiters in Lennoxville
    October 22, 2022
    LENNOXVILLE, Que – Bishop’s Gaiters first-year pivot Justin Quirion was almost perfect on Saturday as they routed the Acadia Axemen 39-8 on Coulter Field.  
  • Football Axemen dropped by X-Men in Homecoming game
    October 15, 2022
    WOLFVILLE, N.S. – Second-year running back Malcolm Bussey’s (Hammonds Plains, N.S) 191 yards on 11 carries and two touchdowns lead the undefeated STFX X-Men to a 46-11 win over the host Acadia Axemen in front of a Homecoming crown of over 2800 fans.
  • Mounties top Axemen 19-11 in Sackville
    October 08, 2022
    SACKVILLE, NB - The Mounties gave the hometown crowd something to savor heading into Thanksgiving weekend with an 19-11 win over the Acadia Axemen.
  • Huskies edge Axemen in a 25-23 win
    October 01, 2022
    WOLFVILLE, N.S. - Former Axemen pivot Duncan Patterson (Bedford, N.S.) posted 216 yards in passing on 15 completions to lead the Saint Mary's Huskies to a 25-23 edging of the Acadia Axemen in Wolfville.
  • No. 8 Mounties edge Axemen in a 12-9 defensive battle
    September 17, 2022
    WOLFVILLE, N.S. – The U SPORTS No. 8 Mount Allison Mounties remain undefeated after edging the host Acadia Axemen 12-9 in week three of the AUS regular season.
  • No. 6 X-Men top Axemen 24-10 in Antigonish
    September 10, 2022
    ANTIGONISH, NS ? The U SPORTS No. 6 ranked STFX X-Men improved to 2-0 on the season with a 24-10 victory over the Acadia Axemen on a sunny Saturday afternoon at STFX Stadium in front of over 1400 fans. 
  • Axemen lose first road game to Huskies
    September 03, 2022
    HALIFAX, N.S. - The Saint Mary’s Huskies football team had a successful home opener on Friday night, as head coach Steve Sumarah’s team defeated the Acadia Axemen 31-11 in Halifax. 
  • Gaiters squeeze by Axemen 13-5 in AUS season opener
    August 27, 2022
    WOLFVILLE, N.S. – Marco Briones (Guadalupe, Mexico)  and David Chaloux (Saint-Charles-Boromee, Que.) combined for 265 yards on the ground as the visiting Bishop’s Gaiters pulled off a 13-5 win over the hometown Acadia Axemen in one of two AUS season-opening games today.