Scott Novak


Scott Novak is an American professional football official in the National Football League since the 2014 NFL season, wearing uniform number 1.

Personal life

Novak resides in Colorado. He played Baseball as a pitcher at Metropolitan State University of Denver from 1988 to 1990.

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.

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. He is the first NFL official to wear the uniform number 1.

2024 crew

Source:
  • 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