Roster
| 2015 Bemidji Axemen roster | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Quarterbacks
Running backs
Wide receivers
| Offensive linemen
Defensive linemen
| Linebackers
Defensive backs
Special teams
| Reserve lists
Rookies in italics → More rosters | |||
| 2015 Bemidji Axemen season | |
|---|---|
| Owner | Ross Ladehoff |
| General manager | Adam Barnhardt |
| Head coach | Lee Patton (Interim) Dixie Wooten (fired on May 13, 2-8 record) |
| Home field | Sanford Center 1111 Event Center Drive Bemidji, Minnesota 56601 |
| Results | |
| Record | 2-12 |
| Conference place | 5th |
| Playoff finish | did not qualify |
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.
Key: Win Tie Loss Bye
| 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 |
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 | ||||||
| 2015 Bemidji Axemen roster | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Quarterbacks
Running backs
Wide receivers
| Offensive linemen
Defensive linemen
| Linebackers
Defensive backs
Special teams
| Reserve lists
Rookies in italics → More rosters | |||
| 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 | |
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