The NFL referees for Super Bowl 60 have been announced by the league. The game will be played on Feb. 8 at Levi’s Stadium, the home of the San Francisco 49ers.
Super Bowl 60 Referee Crew Revealed
Shawn Smith will work his first on-field Super Bowl assignment in his eighth season as a referee and his 11th season working in the league. Referees are always under scrutiny, but Smith had a great 2025 season. He was one of the most consistent referees in the league and also worked the divisional round game between the Houston Texans and the New England Patriots, without any major controversies during the contest.
Here’s the complete list of officiating for Super Bowl LX:
Referee: Shawn Smith (First Super Bowl)
Umpire: Roy Ellison (Worked on Super Bowls 43, 52, and 57)
Down Judge: Dana McKenzie (Worked on Super Bowl 49)
Line Judge: Julian Mapp (First Super Bowl)
Field Judge: Jason Ledet (First Super Bowl)
Side Judge: Eugene Hall (Worked on Super Bowls 53, 55, and 57)
Back Judge: Greg Steed (Worked on Super Bowls 44 and 54)
Replay Official: Andrew Lambert (First Super Bowl)
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Smith was also the alternate referee for Super Bowls 55 and 58. According to Football Zebras, he has been present in a playoff game every year since the 2016 season, the first time he was eligible to officiate in January. Football Zebras points out that officials and referees can’t take part in a postseason game in their first season on the job.
NFL referees were praised for a solid job in the divisional round. Officials tasked with the game between the Denver Broncos and the Buffalo Bills had three tough calls to make during the game, but there was no result defined by interference from the officials. The Broncos won the game in overtime.
Super Bowl 60 will be played at Levi’s Stadium, home of the San Francisco 49ers.
This weekend will see the conference championships. The Denver Broncos and the New England Patriots will decide the AFC. Later that day, the Seattle Seahawks and the Los Angeles Rams will face off for the third time this season to fight for the NFC.
Apart from his work in the NFL, he has also worked games involving Conference USA, the Mid-American Conference, and the Big Ten Conference, all in college football.
Smith was promoted to referee in the NFL in the 2018 season when Terry McAulay retired from refereeing to join NBC as an analyst. According to official data, he has already worked a total of 175 NFL games.
