Matt Kukar
SIDE_JUDGE · BIG TENside_judge · Big Ten · 43 games since 2022
Worked IU 15–19 OSU in week 7.
Games since '22Games since '22
436 in 20266 in 2026
Flags / g 2026Flags / g · 2026
11.7— · LG 12.7— pctl · league 12.7
Acc. yds / gAcc. yds / g
99LG 111League 111
Judgment shareJudgment share
60%LG 60%League 60%
Home cookingHome cooking · raw
−0.4Raw · under 8 GNo read under 8 games
Late whistleLate whistle
—Under 8 gamesUnder 8 games
Game lengthGame length
3:33LG 3:24League 3:24
Flag profile
Per game · | = leagueJ = judgment · P = procedural · + 0.1 other / g · Career, 43 G
Leans
Flags over expected / g0 LEANS IN 40 SPLITS · ~2 EXPECTED BY LUCK · + = OPPONENT FLAGGED MORE
Crew history
43 gamesYear | Crew · position | G | Flags/g |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Big Ten · side_judge | 6 | 11.7 |
| 2025 | Big Ten · side_judge | 10 | 7.4 |
| 2024 | Big Ten · side_judge | 11 | 8.8 |
| 2023 | Big Ten · side_judge | 8 | 9.0 |
| 2022 | Big Ten · field_judge | 8 | 13.1 |
Replay reviews
Since 2025 · 16 GReviews, 0.8/g
Overturned · 5
Of replay
Longest: ≈ 4:10, pass completion upheld · 2026 wk 5, Syracuse at
UConn
■ 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