Thayer Academy (Braintree, MA)       previews home


GENERAL
Nickname: Tigers
Colors: Black/Orange
Coach: Jeff Toussaint
League: Independent School ISL-9
State (Plays In): Prep Schools
Playoff Division: NEPSAC C
Playoff Division Rank: #6

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 7
Returning Defensive Starters: 8
2018 JV Record: 8-0
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: no
Top Defender Returning: no

TOP PLAYERS
Jack Schneider Senior WR/DB
Jack Thorbahn Senior QB
Myles Wilson Junior WR/DB

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Skill Position Speed/Experience
Team Weaknesses: OL Inexperience

RATINGS
2018 Final Power Rating: 0.5
2018 National Rank: #6256
2018 State Rank: #127 (in MA)
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +5.5
2019 Starting Power Rating: -9.3
2019 National Rank: #4988
2019 State Rank: #101 (in MA)
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2018 Rating): -3.5
Dynasty National Rank: #10088
2019 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 5.8
Dynasty Record: 51-78-1 (50-74-1 in league)

HISTORICAL
2018 Overall Record: 6-3
2018 League Record/Finish: 6-0 (1st)
2018 Points For Average: 23.4
2018 Points Against Average: 18.3
2018 Differential: +5.1
2018 Wins: #7245 Roxbury Latin (West Roxbury) (15-6), #8777 Groton School (Groton) (28-7), #8959 Brooks (North Andover) (32-7), #10288 Middlesex (Concord) (27-7), #10577 Rivers (Weston) (34-14), #13566 St. George's (Middletown, RI) (35-14)
2018 Losses: #1325 Buckingham Browne & Nichols (Cambridge) (48-8), #1960 St. Sebastian's (Needham) (41-12), #4934 Dexter (Brookline) (21-20)
2018 Opponents W-L: 39-37
Recent League Championships: 2018
Winning Streak Entering 2019 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2019 Schedule: 9/21 St. Mark's (Southborough), 9/28 St. George's (Middletown, RI), 10/5 at Buckingham Browne & Nichols (Cambridge), 10/12 at Milton Academy (Milton), 10/19 at Belmont Hill (Belmont), 10/26 Noble & Greenough (Dedham), 11/1 Groton School (Groton), 11/9 at St. Sebastian's (Needham)
Highest-Rated 2019 Regular Season Opponents: Buckingham Browne & Nichols (Cambridge) (19.3), Belmont Hill (Belmont) (15.9), St. Sebastian's (Needham) (5.1)
Lowest-Rated 2019 Regular Season Opponents: St. George's (Middletown, RI) (-56.2), St. Mark's (Southborough) (-46.4), Groton School (Groton) (-25.8)
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -4.5 (-3.8 overall)
2019 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -11.1
2019 vs. 2018 Schedule Strength Comparison: -6.6
2019 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #101
2019 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #4711
2019 Projected Regular Season Record: 3-5
2019 Projected League Finish: 2nd
2019 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%