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Scott Novak

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Scott Novak
Novak at Wild Card Round 2020 (Tampa Bay Buccaneers at Washington Football Team)
Born (1971-02-20) February 20, 1971 (age 53)
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

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Novak resides in the Denver, Colorado, area.

Officiating career

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Early years

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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

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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]

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  • 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

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  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.