2015 Bemidji Axemen season

The 2015 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.

2015 Bemidji Axemen season
Head coach	Lee Patton (Interim) Dixie Wooten (fired on May 13, 2-8 record)
General manager	Adam Barnhardt
Owner	Ross Ladehoff
Home field	Sanford Center 1111 Event Center Drive Bemidji, Minnesota 56601
Results
Record	2-12
Conference place	5th
Playoff finish	did not qualify

Schedule

Key:   Win   Tie   Loss   Bye

Pre-season

Week	Day	Date	Kickoff	Opponent	Results		Location
					Score	Record
1	Sunday	February 8	7:05pm	Minnesota Sting	W 74-7[1]	1–0	Sanford Center

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	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	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	BYE

Roster

2015 Bemidji Axemen roster
Quarterbacks  1 Ryan Balentine  8 Efi Eyo Running backs  5 Mulku Kalokoh 24 Avery Walker Wide receivers  9 Derrick Foster  3 Josh Jarboe 24 Joshua Lailson 11 Rashad Rich 15 Darnell Williams		Offensive linemen 56 William Slade 70 Kasimili Uitalia 55 Neemia Vitale Defensive linemen 12 Dalton Etimani 16 Ayoub Hamidah 32 Rony Nelson 18 Paramore Tapa 99 Ino Vitale		Linebackers  7 Clarence Bumpas Defensive backs  4 Tony Grimes 20 Ben Kargbo  8 Adam Lucas 17 Larry Miller Jr.  6 Damien Payne  2 Antonie Tharpe Special teams -- Kyle Fodness		Reserve lists -- Xavier Boyce WR (Exempt) 28 Jory Johnson LB (IR) 50 Henry Orelus OL (IR) -- Tino Tuilata OL (Did Not Report) Rookies in italics Roster updated June 10, 2015 25 Active, 4 Inactive → More rosters

Standings

2015 United Conference
	W	L	T	PCT	PF	PA	GB	STK
y-Sioux Falls Storm	14	0	0	1.000	884	481	--	W14
x-Cedar Rapids Titans	9	5	0	.643	642	487	5.0	L1
Green Bay Blizzard	6	8	0	.429	620	715	8.0	L3
Iowa Barnstormers	6	8	0	.429	528	631	8.0	W1
Bemidji Axemen	2	12	0	.143	449	803	12.0	L10

References

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

External links

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