Taft (Watertown, CT)       previews home GENERAL Nickname: Big Red Colors: Red/Blue Coach: Steve McCabe League: Erickson State (Plays In): Prep Schools Playoff Division: NEPSAC A Playoff Division Rank: #1 RATINGS 2011 Final Power Rating: 37.9 2011 National Rank: #896 2011 State Rank: #4 (in CT) Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -2.5 2012 Starting Power Rating: 35.4 2012 National Rank: #912 2012 State Rank: #5 (in CT) Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2011 Rating): 1.2 Dynasty National Rank: #7736 2012 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 36.7 Dynasty Record: 22-49 (15-35 in league) HISTORICAL 2011 Overall Record: 8-0 2011 League Record/Finish: 5-0 (tied for 1st) 2011 Points For Average: 45.9 2011 Points Against Average: 16.5 2011 Differential: +29.4 2011 Wins: #1779 Kent School (Kent) (28-18), #3986 Choate Rosemary Hall (Wallingford) (48-20), #3995 Avon Old Farms (Avon) (37-21), #7994 Trinity-Pawling (Pawling, NY) (44-13), #8191 Deerfield Academy (Deerfield, MA) (49-6), #10092 Brunswick (Greenwich) (47-16), #10131 Hotchkiss (Lakeville) (58-20), #11006 Berkshire (Sheffield, MA) (56-18) 2011 Losses: none 2011 Opponents W-L: 26-36 Recent League Championships: 2011 (tied for 1st) Winning Streak Entering 2012 Season: 8 Streak List: 9/24/11 Brunswick (Greenwich) (47-16), 10/1/11 Deerfield Academy (Deerfield, MA) (49-6), 10/8/11 Avon Old Farms (Avon) (37-21), 10/15/11 Choate Rosemary Hall (Wallingford) (48-20), 10/22/11 Trinity-Pawling (Pawling, NY) (44-13), 11/5/11 Berkshire (Sheffield, MA) (56-18), 11/12/11 Hotchkiss (Lakeville) (58-20), 11/19/11 Kent School (Kent) (28-18) SCHEDULE 2012 Schedule: 9/22 Brunswick (Greenwich), 9/29 at Deerfield Academy (Deerfield, MA), 10/6 Avon Old Farms (Avon), 10/13 at Choate Rosemary Hall (Wallingford), 10/20 Trinity-Pawling (Pawling, NY), 10/27 at Kent School (Kent), 11/3 at Berkshire (Sheffield, MA), 11/10 Hotchkiss (Lakeville) Highest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: Kent School (Kent) (29.3), Avon Old Farms (Avon) (18.7), Choate Rosemary Hall (Wallingford) (16.6) Lowest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: Berkshire (Sheffield, MA) (-13.3), Brunswick (Greenwich) (-9.1), Hotchkiss (Lakeville) (-8.9) 2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -0.7 (7.2 overall) 2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 3.9 2012 vs. 2011 Schedule Strength Comparison: +4.6 2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #52 2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #6248 2012 Projected Regular Season Record: 8-0 2012 Projected League Finish: 1st 2012 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 72% We were unable to contact coach to obtain preview info.