Taft (Watertown, CT)       previews home GENERAL Nickname: Big Red Colors: Red/Blue Coach: Tyler Whitley League: Founders State (Plays In): Prep Schools Playoff Division: NEPSAC A Playoff Division Rank: #13 RATINGS 2023 Final Power Rating: 8.3 2023 National Rank: #4013 2023 State Rank: #26 (in CT) Roster-Based (Players Back/Lost) Rough Rating Adjustment: -3.4 Non-Senior D1 Talent Rating Bonus: +2.6 2024 Starting Power Rating: -2.4 2024 National Rank: #3125 2024 State Rank: #20 (in CT) 5-Year Dynasty Rating (Average 2018-2023 Rating): 9.9 5-Year Dynasty National Rank: #3611 2024 Rating vs. 5-Year Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 10.2 5-Year Dynasty Record: 17-15 (13-12 in league) Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2023 Rating): 11.2 Dynasty National Rank: #4956 2024 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 11.5 Dynasty Record: 66-94 (50-72 in league) HISTORICAL 2023 Overall Record: 3-5 2023 League Record/Finish: 3-3 (4th) 2023 Points For Average: 15.8 2023 Points Against Average: 16.3 2023 Differential: -0.5 2023 Wins: #6148 Hotchkiss (Lakeville) (24-6), #7301 Trinity-Pawling (Pawling, NY) (21-0), #9855 Kent School (Kent) (35-8) 2023 Losses: #390 Choate Rosemary Hall (Wallingford) (27-6), #1040 Cheshire Academy (Cheshire) (44-20), #1136 Phillips Exeter Academy (Exeter, NH) (15-12), #1754 Avon Old Farms (Avon) (14-0), #4308 Loomis Chaffee (Windsor) (16-8) 2023 Opponents W-L: 38-32 Recent League Championships: 2018 (tied for 1st; Erickson), 2011 (tied for 1st; Erickson) Winning Streak Entering 2024 Season: 1 Streak List: 11/11/23 Hotchkiss (Lakeville) (24-6) SCHEDULE 2024 Schedule: 9/14 at Phillips Academy (Andover, MA), 9/21 Loomis Chaffee (Windsor), 9/28 at Trinity-Pawling (Pawling, NY), 10/5 at Phillips Exeter Academy (Exeter, NH), 10/11 Choate Rosemary Hall (Wallingford), 10/19 Avon Old Farms (Avon), 10/26 at Kent School (Kent), 11/1 at Cheshire Academy (Cheshire), 11/9 at Hotchkiss (Lakeville) Highest-Rated 2024 Regular Season Opponents: Choate Rosemary Hall (Wallingford) (35.5), Avon Old Farms (Avon) (18.5), Phillips Exeter Academy (Exeter, NH) (12.6) Lowest-Rated 2024 Regular Season Opponents: Kent School (Kent) (-30.1), Hotchkiss (Lakeville) (-18.6), Trinity-Pawling (Pawling, NY) (-16.2) 2023 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 13 2024 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 0.1 2024 vs. 2023 Schedule Strength Comparison: -12.9 2024 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #8 2024 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #2024 2024 Projected Regular Season Record: 4-5 2024 Projected League Finish: 3rd 2024 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1% We were unable to contact coach to obtain preview info.