Matthew Richards

REFEREE · BIG TEN · RICHARDS CREWreferee · Big Ten · Richards crew · 41 games since 2022

Referee since 2022, umpire 2024–26. Worked UCLA 17–7 WIS in week 7.

Games since '22Games since '22

6 in 20266 in 2026

Flags / g 2026Flags / g · 2026

11.3

7th · LG 12.77th pctl · league 12.7

Acc. yds / gAcc. yds / g

LG 111League 111

Judgment shareJudgment share

56%

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

3:19

LG 3:24League 3:24

Flag profile

Per game · | = league

False startP

2.8

HoldingJ

1.9

Pass interferenceJ

1.3

Personal foulJ

0.9

Delay of gameP

0.8

OffsideP

0.8

Unsportsmanlike conductJ

0.5

J = judgment · P = procedural · + 0.0 other / g · Career, 41 G

Leans

Flags over expected / g

Non-Big Ten teams12 G · −1.1 to +0.1

−0.5noise

MAC teams3 G · raw, under 8 G

−1.1

Mountain West teams3 G · raw, under 8 G

−1.2

Oregon6 G · raw, under 8 G

+1.3

Washington6 G · raw, under 8 G

+0.8

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

Crew history

41 games

Crew history
Year	Crew · position	G	Flags/g
2026	Big Ten · Richards crew · umpire	6	11.3
2025	Big Ten · Richards crew · umpire	7	9.0
2024	Big Ten · umpire	10	11.2
2023	Pac-12 · Richards crew · referee	9	14.9
2022	Pac-12 · Richards crew · referee	9	10.1

Replay reviews

Since 2025 · 13 G

Reviews, 0.9/g

33%

Overturned · 4

≈0.2 h

Of replay

Spot

4 · 2 OT

Catch / no catch

3 · 1 OT

Broke the plane

3 · 0 OT

Runner down

1 · 0 OT

Targeting

1 · 1 OT

Longest: ≈ 2:26, incomplete pass upheld · 2026 wk 2, Utah State at
Washington

■ 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