Skip to content
2026 · THROUGH WK 8

Matthew Waldron

SIDE_JUDGE · AMERICANside_judge · American · 46 games since 2023

Worked MEM 41–34 ECU in week 8.

Games since '23Games since '23

46

7 in 20267 in 2026

Flags / g 2026Flags / g · 2026

10.7

— · LG 12.7— pctl · league 12.7

Acc. yds / gAcc. yds / g

91

LG 111League 111

Judgment shareJudgment share

53%

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 startP2.5
HoldingJ1.6
Pass interferenceJ1.2
Personal foulJ0.7
Delay of gameP0.6
OffsideP0.5
Face maskJ0.3

J = judgment · P = procedural · + 0.1 other / g · Career, 46 G

Leans

Flags over expected / g
Non-American teams17 G · −0.9 to +0.2
−0.3noise
Big 12 teams6 G · raw, under 8 G
−0.8No read under 8 games
Sun Belt teams4 G · raw, under 8 G
+0.5No read under 8 games
Memphis8 G · −0.5 to +0.5
−0.0noise
Rice7 G · raw, under 8 G
−1.0No read under 8 games

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

Crew history

46 games
Crew history
Year
Crew · position
G
Flags/g
2026American · side_judge710.7
2025American · side_judge127.2
2024American · side_judge1210.1
2023American · side_judge159.5

Replay reviews

Since 2025 · 19 G
14

Reviews, 0.7/g

50%

Overturned · 7

≈0.5 h

Of replay

Catch / no catch6 · 3 OT
Broke the plane2 · 0 OT
Spot2 · 1 OT
Forward pass1 · 1 OT
Fumble1 · 1 OT
Runner down1 · 1 OT
Sideline1 · 0 OT

Longest: ≈ 4:18, first down upheld · 2026 wk 8, East Carolina at
Memphis

■ 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