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2026 · THROUGH WK 7

Francisco Villar

REFEREE · BIG TEN · VILLAR CREWreferee · Big Ten · Villar crew · 43 games since 2022

Referee since 2022. Worked UCLA 17–7 WIS in week 7.

Games since '22Games since '22

43

6 in 20266 in 2026

Flags / g 2026Flags / g · 2026

11.7

31st · LG 12.731st pctl · league 12.7

Acc. yds / gAcc. yds / g

111

LG 111League 111

Judgment shareJudgment share

61%

LG 60%League 60%

Home cookingHome cooking · raw

+2.8

Raw · under 8 GNo read under 8 games

Late whistleLate whistle

—

Under 8 gamesUnder 8 games

Game lengthGame length

3:30

LG 3:24League 3:24

Flag profile

Per game · | = league
False startP2.1
HoldingJ1.7
Pass interferenceJ1.3
Personal foulJ0.8
OffsideP0.7
Face maskJ0.7
Unsportsmanlike conductJ0.6

J = judgment · P = procedural · + 0.2 other / g · Career, 43 G

Leans

Flags over expected / g
Non-Big Ten teams16 G · −0.9 to +0.2
−0.3noise
American teams3 G · raw, under 8 G
+0.2No read under 8 games
MAC teams3 G · raw, under 8 G
−0.9No read under 8 games
Michigan5 G · raw, under 8 G
−0.9No read under 8 games
Oregon5 G · raw, under 8 G
−0.1No read under 8 games

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

Crew history

43 games
Crew history
Year
Crew · position
G
Flags/g
2026Big Ten · Villar crew · referee611.7
2025Big Ten · Villar crew · referee79.9
2024Big Ten · Villar crew · center_judge97.7
2023Big Ten · center_judge1010.4
2022Pac-12 · Villar crew · referee1111.6

Replay reviews

Since 2025 · 13 G
11

Reviews, 0.8/g

36%

Overturned · 4

≈0.2 h

Of replay

Spot4 · 2 OT
Catch / no catch2 · 0 OT
Broke the plane2 · 0 OT
Targeting2 · 2 OT
Runner down1 · 0 OT

Longest: ≈ 6:07, pass completion upheld · 2026 wk 2, Oregon at
Oklahoma 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 10:03 AM ET

Source: school box scores · Updated Fri 10:03 AM ET