2015 Bemidji Axemen season explained

Team:	Bemidji Axemen
Year:	2015
Record:	2-12
Conference Place:	5th
Coach:	Lee Patton (Interim) Dixie Wooten (fired on May 13, 2-8 record)
General Manager:	Adam Barnhardt
Owner:	Ross Ladehoff
Stadium:	Sanford Center 1111 Event Center Drive Bemidji, Minnesota 56601
Playoffs:	did not qualify
No Nextseason:	true

The Bemidji Axemen season was the team's second and final season as a professional indoor football franchise and second in the Indoor Football League (IFL). One of ten teams competing in the IFL for the 2015 season, the Bemidji, Minnesota-based Axemen are members of the United Conference.

Schedule

Key:

Regular season

All start times are local time

Week	Day	Date	Kickoff	Opponent	Results		Location
					Score	Record
1	Saturday	February 28	7:05pm	Sioux Falls Storm	L 42-66^[2]	0-1	Sanford Center
2	colSpan=7	BYE
3	Friday	March 13	7:05pm	Iowa Barnstormers	L 26-38^[3]	0-2	Sanford Center
4	Saturday	March 21	7:05pm	Billings Wolves	W 47-44 (OT)^[4]	1-2	Sanford Center
5	Sunday	March 29	3:00pm	at Green Bay Blizzard	W 55-54^[5]	2-2	Resch Center
6	Saturday	April 4	3:00pm	at Wichita Falls Nighthawks	L 27-58^[6]	2-3	Kay Yeager Coliseum
7	Friday	April 10	7:05pm	Tri-Cities Fever	L 35-54^[7]	2-4	Sanford Center
8	Saturday	April 18	7:05pm	Cedar Rapids Titans	L 36-39^[8]	2-5	Sanford Center
9	Friday	April 24	7:00pm	at Nebraska Danger	L 55-74^[9]	2-6	Eihusen Arena
10	Saturday	May 2	7:05pm	Green Bay Blizzard	L 28-55^[10]	2-7	Sanford Center
11	Saturday	May 9	7:00pm	at Colorado Ice	L 27-37^[11]	2-8	Budweiser Events Center
12	Saturday	May 16	7:15pm	at Billings Wolves	L 25-70^[12]	2-9	Rimrock Auto Arena at MetraPark
13	colSpan=7	BYE
14	Sunday	May 31	7:05pm	Sioux Falls Storm	L 20-90^[13]	2-10	Sanford Center
15	Saturday	June 6	7:05pm	at Iowa Barnstormers	L 26-76^[14]	2-11	Wells Fargo Arena
16	Saturday	June 13	7:05pm	at Cedar Rapids Titans	L 0-48^[15]	2-12	U.S. Cellular Center
17	colSpan=7	BYE

External links

• Bemidji Axemen official statistics
• Bemidji Axemen at The Bemidji Pioneer

Notes and References

1. Web site: INDOOR FOOTBALL: Axemen win big in exhibition opener, rout semipro Minnesota Sting 74-7 . February 9, 2015 . The Bemidji Pioneer . www.bemidjipioneer.com . April 15, 2015.
2. Web site: INDOOR FOOTBALL: Axemen fall to four-time defending champs Sioux Falls 66-42 . Ryan Pietruszewski . February 28, 2015 . The Bemidji Pioneer . www.bemidjipioneer.com . April 15, 2015.
3. Web site: INDOOR FOOTBALL: Turnovers doom Axemen in 38-26 loss to Iowa . Kristopher Lodes . March 16, 2015 . The Bemidji Pioneer . www.bemidjipioneer.com . April 15, 2015.
4. Web site: INDOOR FOOTBALL: Axemen comeback in fourth to force overtime and get first win . Ryan Pietruszewski . March 21, 2015 . The Bemidji Pioneer . www.bemidjipioneer.com . April 15, 2015.
5. Web site: INDOOR FOOTBALL: Axemen beat Green Bay on final play, 55-54 . Kristopher Lodes . March 30, 2015 . The Bemidji Pioneer . www.bemidjipioneer.com . April 15, 2015.
6. Web site: INDOOR FOOTBALL: Nighthawks pull away from Axemen in second half, win 58-27 . April 4, 2015 . The Bemidji Pioneer . www.bemidjipioneer.com . April 15, 2015.
7. Web site: AXEMEN: Bemidji suffers second straight loss, falls to Tri-Cities, 54-35 . Kristopher Lodes . April 11, 2015 . The Bemidji Pioneer . www.bemidjipioneer.com . April 15, 2015.
8. Web site: INDOOR FOOTBALL: Axemen comeback attempt falls just short; Cedar Rapids wins 39-36 . Kristopher Lodes . April 18, 2015 . The Bemidji Pioneer . www.bemidjipioneer.com . April 20, 2015.
9. Web site: Danger turns back Axemen . Terry Douglass . April 24, 2015 . The Grand Island Independent . www.theindepedent.com . April 27, 2015.
10. Web site: INDOOR FOOTBALL: Axemen lose game, quarterback in 55-28 loss to Green Bay . Kristopher Lodes . May 2, 2015 . The Bemidji Pioneer . www.bemidjipioneer.com . May 4, 2015.
11. Web site: INDOOR FOOTBALL: Axemen can't hold lead in Colorado, lose 37-27 . Jack Hittinger . May 11, 2015 . The Bemidji Pioneer . www.bemidjipioneer.com . May 12, 2015.
12. Web site: Wolves trounce Axemen 70-25 for 1st home win . May 16, 2015 . Billings Gazette . www.billingsgazette.com . May 18, 2015.
13. Web site: INDOOR FOOTBALL: Axemen blown out by Sioux Falls, 90-20, in home finale . Kristopher Lodes . June 1, 2015 . The Bemidji Pioneer . www.bemidjipioneer.com . June 8, 2015.
14. Web site: INDOOR FOOTBALL LEAGUE: Iowa rolls as Axemen routed again, 76-26 . June 6, 2015 . The Bemidji Pioneer . www.bemidjipioneer.com . June 8, 2015.
15. Web site: INDOOR FOOTBALL: Axemen shutout in season finale . June 13, 2015 . The Bemidji Pioneer . www.bemidjipioneer.com . June 15, 2015.