Brandon Kirkland

REFEREE · SUN BELT · KIRKLAND CREWreferee · Sun Belt · Kirkland crew · 60 games since 2022

Referee since 2026. Worked APP 34–31 JMU in week 8.

Games since '22Games since '22

9 in 20269 in 2026

Flags / g 2026Flags / g · 2026

11.6

29th · LG 12.729th pctl · league 12.7

Acc. yds / gAcc. yds / g

102

LG 111League 111

Judgment shareJudgment share

64%

LG 60%League 60%

Home cookingHome cooking · pooled

−0.0

−1.8–+1.8−1.8 to +1.8 · noise

Late whistleLate whistle

—

Few late playsToo few late plays

Game lengthGame length

3:22

LG 3:24League 3:24

Flag profile

Per game · | = league

HoldingJ

2.3

False startP

2.1

Pass interferenceJ

1.2

OffsideP

0.9

Personal foulJ

0.6

Delay of gameP

0.6

Face maskJ

0.4

J = judgment · P = procedural · + 0.1 other / g · Career, 60 G

Leans

Flags over expected / g

Non-Sun Belt teams22 G · −0.9 to +0.2

−0.3noise

C-USA teams6 G · raw, under 8 G

−1.9

American teams4 G · raw, under 8 G

+1.6

Coastal Carolina9 G · −0.7 to +0.3

−0.2noise

Louisiana9 G · −0.6 to +0.3

−0.1noise

0 LEANS IN 40 SPLITS · ~2 EXPECTED BY LUCK · + = OPPONENT FLAGGED MORE

Crew history

60 games

Crew history
Year	Crew · position	G	Flags/g
2026	Sun Belt · Kirkland crew · referee	9	11.6
2025	Sun Belt · Kirkland crew · side_judge	14	11.7
2024	Sun Belt · side_judge	13	7.7
2023	Sun Belt · Kirkland crew · side_judge	12	10.2
2022	Sun Belt · side_judge	12	10.8

Replay reviews

Since 2025 · 23 G

Reviews, 0.6/g

43%

Overturned · 6

≈0.3 h

Of replay

Catch / no catch

9 · 4 OT

Spot

3 · 2 OT

Fumble

1 · 0 OT

Broke the plane

1 · 0 OT

Longest: ≈ 2:50, pass completion upheld · 2025 wk 13, Marshall at
App State

■ Overturned · review time = gap to next snap − game median

Flags / g = accepted penalties, games worked · Late whistle = 4th-q one-score judgment flags / play ÷ rest of game

Flags / g = accepted penalties · Home cooking = FOE on visitor − FOE on home, judgment flags only · Late whistle = 4th-q one-score judgment flags / play ÷ rest of game

Lean = pooled estimate whose 90% interval misses 0 with ≥ 8 G · shrunk toward 0 · judgment flags only · permutation luck check, 1,000 shuffles

Lean = pooled estimate whose 90% interval misses 0 with ≥ 8 G · shrunk toward 0 · luck check = 1,000 shuffles · source: school box scores · Updated Fri 9:58 AM ET

Source: school box scores · Updated Fri 9:58 AM ET