Marcus Thornton

REFEREE · MOUNTAIN WEST · THORNTON CREWreferee · Mountain West · Thornton crew · 27 games since 2023

Referee since 2026. Worked SJSU 13–16 WYO in week 6.

Games since '23Games since '23

4 in 20264 in 2026

Flags / g 2026Flags / g · 2026

12.5

48th · LG 12.748th pctl · league 12.7

Acc. yds / gAcc. yds / g

106

LG 111League 111

Judgment shareJudgment share

62%

LG 60%League 60%

Home cookingHome cooking · raw

+0.1

Raw · under 8 GNo read under 8 games

Late whistleLate whistle

—

Under 8 gamesUnder 8 games

Game lengthGame length

2:46

LG 3:24League 3:24

Flag profile

Per game · | = league

False startP

2.7

HoldingJ

2.4

Pass interferenceJ

0.9

Personal foulJ

0.7

OffsideP

0.7

Delay of gameP

0.5

Unsportsmanlike conductJ

0.5

J = judgment · P = procedural · + 0.0 other / g · Career, 27 G

Leans

Flags over expected / g

Non-Mountain West teams12 G · −0.5 to +0.7

+0.1noise

C-USA teams3 G · raw, under 8 G

+0.4

Sun Belt teams3 G · raw, under 8 G

−0.1

Air Force6 G · raw, under 8 G

−0.3

Boise State5 G · raw, under 8 G

−0.4

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

Crew history

27 games

Crew history
Year	Crew · position	G	Flags/g
2026	Mountain West · Thornton crew · referee	4	12.5
2025	Mountain West · center_judge	11	12.5
2024	Mountain West · center_judge	7	8.4
2023	Mountain West · center_judge	5	9.0

Replay reviews

Since 2025 · 15 G

Reviews, 0.4/g

17%

Overturned · 1

≈0.3 h

Of replay

Catch / no catch

3 · 1 OT

Spot

2 · 0 OT

Broke the plane

1 · 0 OT

Longest: ≈ 4:09, incomplete pass upheld · 2025 postseason, Western Kentucky vs
Southern Miss

■ 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 10:08 AM ET

Source: school box scores · Updated Fri 10:08 AM ET