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

WeekDayDateKickoffOpponentResultsLocation
ScoreRecord
1SaturdayFebruary 287:05pmSioux Falls StormL 42-66[2] 0-1Sanford Center
2colSpan=7 BYE
3FridayMarch 137:05pmIowa BarnstormersL 26-38[3] 0-2Sanford Center
4SaturdayMarch 217:05pmBillings WolvesW 47-44 (OT)[4] 1-2Sanford Center
5SundayMarch 293:00pmat Green Bay BlizzardW 55-54[5] 2-2Resch Center
6SaturdayApril 43:00pmat Wichita Falls NighthawksL 27-58[6] 2-3Kay Yeager Coliseum
7FridayApril 107:05pmTri-Cities FeverL 35-54[7] 2-4Sanford Center
8SaturdayApril 187:05pmCedar Rapids TitansL 36-39[8] 2-5Sanford Center
9FridayApril 247:00pmat Nebraska DangerL 55-74[9] 2-6Eihusen Arena
10SaturdayMay 27:05pmGreen Bay BlizzardL 28-55[10] 2-7Sanford Center
11SaturdayMay 97:00pmat Colorado IceL 27-37[11] 2-8Budweiser Events Center
12SaturdayMay 167:15pmat Billings WolvesL 25-70[12] 2-9Rimrock Auto Arena at MetraPark
13colSpan=7 BYE
14SundayMay 317:05pmSioux Falls StormL 20-90[13] 2-10Sanford Center
15SaturdayJune 67:05pmat Iowa BarnstormersL 26-76[14] 2-11Wells Fargo Arena
16SaturdayJune 137:05pmat Cedar Rapids TitansL 0-48[15] 2-12U.S. Cellular Center
17colSpan=7 BYE

External links

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.