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Athletic director
  
Leo MacPherson

University
  
St. Francis Xavier University

Association
  
Canadian Interuniversity Sport

Conference
  
Atlantic University Sport

Location
  
Antigonish, Nova Scotia

Varsity teams
  
Basketball, Cross Country, Football, Hockey, Rugby, Soccer, Volleyball, Track & Field

The St. Francis Xavier X-Men and X-Women are the men's and women's athletic teams that represent St. Francis Xavier University in Antigonish, Nova Scotia, Canada. Their primary home turf is Oland Stadium located at the University's campus.

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History

In 1966, the X-Men Football team won the College Bowl (now the Vanier Cup) as top university football team in Canada. The X-Men Basketball program has won 3 CIS Championships (1993, 2000, and 2001) and in 2004, the X-Men Hockey team won their first CIS Championship. In 2011, the X-Women Hockey team placed 2nd at the CIS Championships in Ottawa and in 2016, the X-men hockey team were runner ups in the CIS Championships in Halifax.

In 2006, the X-Women Rugby team became the first female StFX varsity team to win a CIS Championship, as 10-time defending AUS Rugby Champions. In 2008, the team placed 2nd at the CIS Championships in Lethbridge, Alberta after capturing their 12th consecutive AUS Championship. The team has a total of five National Championships, having won a fifth title in 2016 in Victoria, BC. and 17 consecutive conference championships from 1997-2014.

Varsity teams

The X-Men & X-Women compete in:

  • Basketball (m/w)
  • Cross Country Running (m/w)
  • Football (m)
  • Ice Hockey (m/w)
  • Rugby (w)
  • Soccer (m/w)
  • Track & Field (m/w)

    • X-Men Football

    The St. Francis Xavier X-Men football team has been competing at the varsity level since 1954 and won the second ever Vanier Cup national championship in 1966. The team has played in two National Championship games overall when they were runners up in 1996 and have won 12 conference championships in total. In the 2011 CFL Draft, Henoc Muamba became the first X-Men player to be selected first overall in the Canadian College Draft, having been drafted by the Winnipeg Blue Bombers.

    Recent Playoff Results

  • 2001 Out of playoffs
  • 2002 Defeated Acadia Axemen in semi-final 25-11
    Lost to Saint Mary's Huskies in Loney Bowl 63-14
  • 2003 Defeated Acadia Axemen in semi-final 30-28
    Lost to Saint Mary's Huskies in Loney Bowl 36-12
  • 2004 Lost to Acadia Axemen in semi-final 15-8
  • 2005 Defeated Saint Mary's Huskies in semi-final 47-29
    Lost to Acadia Axemen in Loney Bowl 69-6
  • 2006 Lost to Saint Mary's Huskies in semi-final 24-6
  • 2007 Defeated Acadia Axemen in semi-final 38-17
    Lost to Saint Mary's Huskies in Loney Bowl 25-24
  • 2008 Defeated Mount Allison Mounties in semi-final 52-12
    Lost to Saint Mary's Huskies in Loney Bowl 29-27
  • 2009 Defeated Acadia Axemen in semi-final 33-30
    Lost to Saint Mary's Huskies in Loney Bowl 31-22
  • 2010 Out of playoffs
  • 2011 Lost to Saint Mary's Huskies in semi-final 25-2
  • 2012 Out of playoffs
  • 2013 Out of playoffs
  • 2014 Defeated Acadia Axemen in semi-final 18-17
    Lost to Mount Allison Mounties in Loney Bowl 29-7
  • 2015 Defeated Acadia Axemen in semi-final 26-4
    Defeated Mount Allison Mounties in Loney Bowl 14-12
    Lost to UBC Thunderbirds in Uteck Bowl 36-9
  • 2016 Defeated Mount Allison Mounties in Loney Bowl 29-8
    Lost to Calgary Dinos in Mitchell Bowl 50-24

    • Vanier Cup

  • Champions: 1966
  • Runner Up: 1996

    • Atlantic Bowl

  • Champions: 1959, 1960, 1961, 1963, 1983, 1996
  • Runner Up: 1958, 1962, 1967, 1978, 1982, 2015
  • In 1983 the Atlantic Bowl victory was over Acadia as there was no Jewett Trophy in that season, and no opportunity for an AUAA team to play in the CIAU Championship game. The AUAA was in a dispute with the CIS (formerly CIAU) over the Atlantic Bowl being played at Saint Mary's, in Halifax, on annual basis. Calgary received a bye to the CIAU Championship game.

    • Jewett Trophy (Loney Bowl)

    The X-Men have won the Atlantic Conference Championship six times and have been runners-up an additional six times.

    X-Men in the CFL

    As of the end of the 2016 CFL season, five former X-Men players are on CFL teams' rosters:

  • Devon Bailey, Edmonton Eskimos
  • Cauchy Muamba, Edmonton Eskimos
  • Henoc Muamba, Saskatchewan Roughriders
  • Ron Omara, Hamilton Tiger-Cats
  • Randy Roseway, Saskatchewan Roughriders

    • References

    St. Francis Xavier athletic teams Wikipedia
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