Scott Novak

Scott Novak
Novak at Wild Card Round 2020 (Tampa Bay Buccaneers at Washington Football Team)
Born (1971-02-20) February 20, 1971 (age 53)
Miami, Florida, U.S.
NationalityAmerican
OccupationNFL official (2014–present)

Scott Novak (born February 20, 1971)[1] is an American professional football official in the National Football League (NFL) since the 2014 NFL season, wearing uniform number 1.[2]

Personal life

Novak resides in the Denver, Colorado, area.

Officiating career

Early years

Novak served several seasons in the NFL Officiating Development program. Prior to entering the NFL, Novak was in the Big 12 Conference and worked as a referee and deep wing official. He was the referee for the 2012 BCS National Championship Game between Alabama and LSU.[3]

NFL career

Novak was hired by the NFL in 2014 as a field judge, and was promoted to referee with the start of the 2019 NFL season following the retirements of Pete Morelli and Walt Coleman.[4] He is the first NFL official to wear the uniform number 1.

2024 crew[5]

  • R: Scott Novak
  • U: Mark Pellis
  • DJ: Brian Sakowski
  • LJ: Mark Stewart
  • FJ: Terry Brown
  • SJ: David Meslow
  • BJ: Terrence Miles
  • RO: Matt Sumstine
  • RA: Tim England

References

  1. ^ "2012 National Football League Roster - Referee". www.referee.com. Archived from the original on March 30, 2013.
  2. ^ "Scott Novak". Pro Football Reference. Retrieved March 23, 2019.
  3. ^ "Candidates for white hat in 2019". Football Zebras. January 31, 2019. Retrieved March 23, 2019.
  4. ^ Filipe, Cameron (February 28, 2019). "Adrian Hill and Scott Novak promoted to referee position". Football Zebras. Retrieved June 7, 2024.
  5. ^ "Officiating crews for the 2024 season". Football Zebras. May 28, 2024. Retrieved September 4, 2023.