List of Super Bowl officials


The Super Bowl officials are the officials chosen for the Super Bowl, the championship game of the National Football League, the largest and most prestigious professional American football league.

Selection

The NFL's highest-rated official at each position is selected to work the Super Bowl. This is determined by the league using an evaluation system to grade each official's calls during the year. However, only officials who have worked in the league for at least five seasons and have previously worked during the playoffs are eligible to officiate in a Super Bowl. A referee cannot work the Super Bowl at that position until he has been a referee for at least three seasons, while also meeting the five-year minimum service requirement.
This has not always been the case. From Super Bowl I to Super Bowl IV, when the game was the "AFL -NFL World Championship Game", the officiating crews consisted of members from both leagues. Then for Super Bowl XXXVIII and Super Bowl XXXIX, the NFL selected the highest rated crew during the regular season. This was a reaction to several officiating mistakes during the 2002-03 playoffs, and the league felt that preserving the familiarity and cohesiveness of the officiating crews during the postseason might reduce the errors.

List of officials

Note: A seven-official system was not used until Super Bowl XIII. Beginning with Super Bowl XXXIII, the league swapped position titles with the field judge and back judge.

AFL-NFL World Championships

NFL Championships

GameDateRefereeUmpireHead LinesmanLine JudgeField JudgeBack JudgeSide Judge
V17 January 1971Norm SchachterPaul TrepinskiEd MarionJack FetteFritz GrafHugh GamberAdded
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VI16 January 1972Jim TunneyJoe ConnellAl SabatoArt HolstBob WortmanRalph VandenbergAdded
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VII14 January 1973Tom BellLou PalazziTony VeteriBruce AlfordTony SkoverTom KelleherAdded
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VIII13 January 1974Ben DreithRalph MorcroftLeo MilesJack FetteFritz GrafStan JavieAdded
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IX12 January 1975Bernie UlmanAl ConwayEd MarionBruce AlfordDick DolackRay DouglasAdded
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X18 January 1976Norm SchachterJoe ConnellLeo MilesJack FetteBill O'BrienStan JavieAdded
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XI9 January 1977Jim TunneyLou PalazziEd MarionBill SwansonArmen TerzianTom KelleherAdded
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XII15 January 1978Jim TunneyJoe ConnellTony VeteriArt HolstBob WortmanRay DouglasAdded
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XIII21 January 1979Pat HaggertyArt DemmasJerry BergmanJack FetteFred SwearingenPat KnightDean Look
XIV20 January 1980Fred SilvaAl ConwayBurl TolerBob BeeksCharley MusserStan JavieBen Tompkins
XV25 January 1981Ben DreithFrank SinkovitzTony VeteriTom DooleyFritz GrafTom KelleherDean Look
XVI24 January 1982Pat HaggertyAl ConwayJerry BergmanBob BeeksDon HakesBill SwansonBob Rice
XVII30 January 1983Jerry MarkbreitArt DemmasDale HamerBill ReynoldsDon OrrDick HantakDave Parry
XVIII22 January 1984Gene BarthGordon WellsJerry BergmanBob BeeksFritz GrafBen TompkinsGil Mace
XIX20 January 1985Pat HaggertyTom HensleyLeo MilesRay DodezBob LewisTom KelleherBill Quinby
XX26 January 1986Red CashionRon BotchanDale WilliamsBama GlassJack VaughanAl JuryBob Rice
XXI25 January 1987Jerry MarkbreitBob BoylstonTerry GierkeBob BeeksPat MalletteJim PooleGil Mace
XXII31 January 1988Bob McElweeAl ConwayDale HamerJack FetteJohnny GrierAl JuryDon Wedge
XXIII22 January 1989Jerry SeemanGordon WellsJerry BergmanBob BeeksBobby SkeltonPaul BaetzGary Lane
XXIV28 January 1990Dick JorgensenHendi AncichEarnie FrantzRon BlumDon OrrAl JuryGerald Austin
XXV27 January 1991Jerry SeemanArt DemmasSid SemonDick McKenzieJack VaughanBanks WilliamsLarry Nemmers
XXVI26 January 1992Jerry MarkbreitBob BoylstonDale WilliamsRon BlumEd MerrifieldPaul BaetzDick Creed
XXVII31 January 1993Dick HantakRon BotchanRon PharesDick McKenzieDonnie HamptonJim PooleDean Look
XXVIII30 January 1994Bob McElweeArt DemmasSid SemonTom BarnesDon OrrAl JuryNate Jones
XXIX29 January 1995Jerry MarkbreitRon BotchanRon PharesRon BaynesJack VaughanTim MillisTom Fincken
XXX28 January 1996Red CashionJohn KeckPaul WeidnerDale OremDon HakesDick CreedBill Carollo
XXXI26 January 1997Gerald AustinRon BotchanEarnie FrantzJeff BergmanPhil LuckettScott SteensonTom Fincken
XXXII25 January 1998Ed HochuliJim QuirkJohn SchleyerBen MontgomeryDon DorkowskiPaul BaetzDoug Toole
XXXIII31 January 1999Bernie KukarJim DaopoulosSanford RiversRon BaynesTim MillisDon HakesGary Lane
XXXIV30 January 2000Bob McElweeRon BotchanEarnie FrantzByron BostonAl JuryBill LeavyTom Fincken
XXXV28 January 2001Gerald AustinChad BrownTony Veteri, Jr.Walt AndersonBill LovettBill SchmitzDoug Toole
XXXVI3 February 2002Bernie KukarJeff RiceMark HittnerRon PharesPete MorelliScott GreenLaird Hayes
XXXVII26 January 2003Bill CarolloEd CoukartDale WilliamsMark SteinkerchnerTom SiffermanDon CareyRick Patterson
XXXVIII1 February 2004Ed HochuliJeff RiceMark HittnerBen MontgomeryTom SiffermanScott GreenLaird Hayes
XXXIX6 February 2005Terry McAulayCarl PaganelliGary SlaughterMark SteinkerchnerTom SiffermanTony SteratoreRick Patterson
XL5 February 2006Bill LeavyGarth DeFeliceMark HittnerMark PerlmanSteve ZimmerBob WaggonerTom Hill
XLI4 February 2007Tony CorrenteCarl PaganelliGeorge HaywardRon MarinucciJim SaracinoPerry PaganelliJohn Parry
XLII3 February 2008Mike CareyTony MichalekGary SlaughterCarl JohnsonBoris CheekScott HelversonLarry Rose
XLIII1 February 2009Terry McAulayRoy EllisonDerrick BowersMark PerlmanGreg GautreauxKeith FergusonMichael Banks
XLIV7 February 2010Scott GreenUndrey WashJohn McGrathJeff SeemanRob VernatchiGreg SteedGreg Meyer
XLV6 February 2011Walt AndersonChad BrownKent PayneJohn HusseyDoug RosenbaumScott HelversonMike Weatherford
XLVI5 February 2012John ParryCarl PaganelliTom StabileGary ArthurGary CavalettoTony SteratoreLaird Hayes
XLVII3 February 2013Jerome BogerDarrell JenkinsSteve StelljesByron BostonCraig WrolstadDino PaganelliJoe Larrew
XLVIII2 February 2014Terry McAulayCarl PaganelliJim MelloTom SymonetteScott SteensonSteve FreemanDave Wyant
XLIX1 February 2015Bill VinovichBill SchusterDana McKenzieMark PerlmanBob WaggonerTerrence MilesTom Hill
507 February 2016Clete BlakemanJeff RiceWayne MackieRusty BaynesBoris CheekKeith FergusonScott Edwards
LI5 February 2017Carl CheffersDan FerrellKent PayneJeff SeemanDoug RosenbaumTodd PrukopDyrol Prioleau
LII4 February 2018Gene SteratoreRoy EllisonJerry Bergman, Jr.Byron BostonTom HillPerry PaganelliScott Edwards
LIII3 February 2019John ParryFred BryanEd CampJeff BergmanSteve ZimmerTerrence MilesEugene Hall
LIV2 February 2020Bill VinovichBarry AndersonKent PayneCarl JohnsonMichael BanksGreg SteedBoris Cheek

Number of appearances

Throughout NFL history, five officials have been selected to work five Super Bowls and eight have been assigned to four Super Bowls. Jerry Markbreit is the only official to work four Super Bowls as the referee.
Super Bowl
Appearances		OfficialSuper Bowl
5
Bob BeeksXIV, XVI, XVIII, XXI, XXIII
5
Ron BotchanXX, XXVII, XXIX, XXXI, XXXIV
5
Jack FetteV, VIII, X, XIII, XXII
5
Al JuryXX, XXII, XXIV, XXVIII, XXXIV
5
Tom KelleherIV, VII, XI, XV, XIX
4
Al ConwayIX, XIV, XVI, XXII
4
Art DemmasXIII, XVII, XXV, XXVII
4
Fritz GrafV, VIII, XV, XVIII
4
Stan JavieII, VIII, X, XIV
4
Jerry MarkbreitXVII, XXI, XXVI, XXIX
4
Tony VeteriII, VII, XII, XV
4
Jerry BergmanXIII, XVI, XVIII, XXIII
4
Carl PaganelliXXXIX, XLI, XLVI, XLVIII