Scott Novak
{{Short description|American football official (born 1971)}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=February 2024}}
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| name = Scott Novak
| caption = Novak at Wild Card Round 2020 (Tampa Bay Buccaneers at Washington Football Team)
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|mf=yes|1971|2|20}}
| birth_place = Miami, Florida, U.S.
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| education = Metropolitan State University of Denver
| occupation = NFL official (2014–present)
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| nationality = American
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Scott Novak (born February 20, 1971){{cite web |url=http://www.referee.com/resources/officiating-rosters/nfl-roster/ |title=2012 National Football League Roster - Referee |website=www.referee.com |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130330102942/http://www.referee.com/resources/officiating-rosters/nfl-roster/ |archive-date=March 30, 2013}} is an American professional football official in the National Football League (NFL) since the 2014 NFL season, wearing uniform number 1.{{cite web| title=Scott Novak | url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/officials/NovaSc0r.htm | publisher=Pro Football Reference | accessdate=March 23, 2019}}
Personal life
Novak resides in Colorado.
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.{{Cite web |last=Schultz |first=Mark |date=January 31, 2019 |title=Candidates for white hat in 2019 |url=http://www.footballzebras.com/2019/01/candidates-for-white-hat-in-2019/ |access-date=March 23, 2019 |publisher=Football Zebras}}
=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.{{Cite web |last=Filipe |first=Cameron |date=2019-02-28 |title=Adrian Hill and Scott Novak promoted to referee position |url=https://www.footballzebras.com/2019/02/adrian-hill-and-scott-novak-promoted-to-referee-position/ |access-date=2024-06-07 |website=Football Zebras |language=en-US}} He is the first NFL official to wear the uniform number 1.
= 2024 crew<ref>{{Cite web |date=May 28, 2024 |title=Officiating crews for the 2024 season |url=https://www.footballzebras.com/2024/05/officiating-crews-for-the-2024-season/ |access-date=September 4, 2023 |website=Football Zebras |language=en-US}}</ref> =
- 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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{{NFL referees}}
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