ANTIGONISH, NS --- St. Francis Xavier University has announced that X-Men football head coach John Bloomfield will be moving on from the X-Men program.

“Coach Bloomfield has put in a lot of hard work over the past five years as the head coach of the X-Men football team,” commented Director of Athletics & Recreational Services Leo MacPherson. “We thank him for his service to the university, our Athletic Department and to the X-Men football program, and we wish him much success in his future endeavors.” 

Coach Bloomfield has been behind the helm of the X-Men for the past five seasons, coming to StFX in 2004 after spending two years as the offensive coordinator for the Windsor Lancers of the OUA. Over the past five seasons, he amassed an AUS regular season record of 17 wins and 22 losses. The X-Men reached the AUS championship Loney Bowl on three occasions (2008, 2007 and 2005) and posted a 3-5 playoff record. Most recently, they were defeated by a 29-27 margin in this year’s Loney Bowl by the Saint Mary’s Huskies.

A search for a new head coach for the X-Men football program will begin immediately and an interim coach will be named shortly.