Michael Sparling
FIELD_JUDGE · AMERICANfield_judge · American · 33 games since 2023
Worked MEM 41–34 ECU in week 8.
Games since '23Games since '23
338 in 20268 in 2026
Flags / g 2026Flags / g · 2026
12.1— · LG 12.7— pctl · league 12.7
Acc. yds / gAcc. yds / g
92LG 111League 111
Judgment shareJudgment share
42%LG 60%League 60%
Home cookingHome cooking · raw
+0.5Raw · under 8 GNo read under 8 games
Late whistleLate whistle
1.35More late flagsMore late flags
Game lengthGame length
3:20LG 3:24League 3:24
Flag profile
Per game · | = leagueJ = judgment · P = procedural · + 0.0 other / g · Career, 33 G
Leans
Flags over expected / g0 LEANS IN 40 SPLITS · ~2 EXPECTED BY LUCK · + = OPPONENT FLAGGED MORE
Crew history
33 gamesYear | Crew · position | G | Flags/g |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | American · field_judge | 8 | 12.1 |
| 2025 | American · side_judge | 11 | 9.5 |
| 2024 | American · side_judge | 12 | 10.3 |
| 2023 | — · side_judge | 2 | 12.0 |
Replay reviews
Since 2025 · 19 GReviews, 0.8/g
Overturned · 10
Of replay
Longest: ≈ 9:19, runner broke the plane upheld · 2026 wk 7, Navy at
UTSA
■ 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