Thayer Academy (Braintree, MA)       previews home GENERAL Nickname: Tigers Colors: Black/Orange Coach: Jeff Toussaint League: Independent School ISL-9 (moving from Independent School) State (Plays In): Prep Schools Playoff Division: NEPSAC C Playoff Division Rank: #11 RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 5 Returning Defensive Starters: 5 2017 JV Record: 6-1-1 Starting Quarterback Returning: no Top Running Back Returning: no Top Receiver Returning: yes Top OL Returning: yes Top Defender Returning: no TOP PLAYERS Jack Schneider 5'10" 180 Junior WR/DB 4.5 Jack Daley 6'1" 220 Senior OL/DL 4.7 Mark Monahan 6'4" 230 Senior OL/DL 4.8 STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: Speed, Returning OL Team Weaknesses: Depth, Inexperience RATINGS 2017 Final Power Rating: -2.3 2017 National Rank: #7446 2017 State Rank: #133 (in MA) Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -4.5 Season Scaling/Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.1 2018 Starting Power Rating: -22.3 2018 National Rank: #8434 2018 State Rank: #151 (in MA) Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2017 Rating): -3.7 Dynasty National Rank: #10357 2018 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 18.6 Dynasty Record: 45-75-1 (44-74-1 in league) HISTORICAL 2017 Overall Record: 5-3 2017 League Record/Finish: 5-3 (tied for 5th) 2017 Points For Average: 27.4 2017 Points Against Average: 16.4 2017 Differential: +11 2017 Wins: #10045 Groton School (Groton) (28-0), #11466 Roxbury Latin (West Roxbury) (22-12), #11907 Middlesex (Concord) (27-0), #12529 St. George's (Middletown, RI) (26-0), #13883 Rivers (Weston) (42-0) 2017 Losses: #2599 Buckingham Browne & Nichols (Cambridge) (35-18), #4731 Brooks (North Andover) (42-21), #5881 St. Sebastian's (Needham) (42-35) 2017 Opponents W-L: 26-40 Winning Streak Entering 2018 Season: none SCHEDULE 2018 Schedule: 9/22 Middlesex (Concord), 9/29 at St. George's (Middletown, RI), 10/6 Rivers (Weston), 10/13 Brooks (North Andover), 10/20 at Roxbury Latin (West Roxbury), 10/27 at Buckingham Browne & Nichols (Cambridge), 11/2 Groton School (Groton), 11/10 at St. Sebastian's (Needham) Highest-Rated 2018 Regular Season Opponents: Buckingham Browne & Nichols (Cambridge) (14.6), St. Sebastian's (Needham) (-7.5), Brooks (North Andover) (-15.3) Lowest-Rated 2018 Regular Season Opponents: Rivers (Weston) (-61.9), St. George's (Middletown, RI) (-44.1), Middlesex (Concord) (-39.9) 2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -8.4 2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -27.6 2018 vs. 2017 Schedule Strength Comparison: -19.2 2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #189 2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #10727 2018 Projected Regular Season Record: 5-3 2018 Projected League Finish: 3rd 2018 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%