Terry McAulay

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Terry McAulay is a global network analyst for the United States Department of Defense since 2001cite news |title=Rotary, NFL Referee Raise $10,000 for College Scholarship Fund |url=http://www.theviewnewspapers.com/article.asp?article=8069&paper=1&cat=199 |publisher=Zip Publishing |last=Fila |first=Mike |date=2006-08-16 | accessdate=2008-01-25] and better known as an American football official in the National Football League (NFL) since the 1998 NFL season.

McAulay is most notable for working four conference championship games as referee since 2001, and officiating Super Bowl XXXIX. Beginning his seventh year as referee with the 2007 NFL season, McAulay's officiating crew consists of Bruce Stritesky, Jim Mello, Mark Steinkerchner, Greg Gautreaux, Michael Banks, and Steve Freeman.citation |title=2007 NFL Officials Roster |magazine=Referee |date=September 2007]

Personal

McAulay is a graduate of Louisiana State Universitycite news |title=Ref Terry McAulay heads Super Bowl crew |url=http://www.upi.com/NewsTrack/Sports/2005/02/03/ref_terry_mcaulay_heads_super_bowl_crew/ |publisher=United Press International |date=2005-02-03 |accessdate=2008-01-25] with a degree in computer science.

Officiating career

Early years

Prior to joining the NFL, McAulay was a referee in the Atlantic Coast Conference.

NFL career

McAulay began his career in the NFL at the side judge position and worked the 2000 NFC Championship game, but was promoted to referee starting with the 2001 NFL season. He wears uniform number 77. Coincidentally, McAulay wears the same number and originally worked at the same position that was vacated by Mike Pereira, who is now the NFL's Vice President of Officiating. McAulay began his career on the crew of referee Walt Coleman.

"Dawg Pound" incident

McAulay was the referee during a late 2001 NFL season game between the Jacksonville Jaguars and Cleveland Browns at Cleveland Browns Stadium in Cleveland, Ohio. The Browns were driving toward the east end zone for what would have been the winning score. Browns' wide receiver Quincy Morgan caught a pass for a first down on 4th and 1. After quarterback Tim Couch spiked the ball on the next play, McAulay reviewed Morgan's catch, saying that the replay officials had buzzed McAulay, indicating for a replay review before Couch spiked the ball. McAulay reviewed the play and determined that Morgan never had control of the ball, thus the pass was incomplete, and the Jaguars were awarded the ball. Fans in the infamous "Dawg Pound" began throwing plastic beer bottles and other objects directed at and striking players and officials. McAulay then declared the game over and sent the teams to the locker rooms. NFL Commissioner Paul Tagliabue called the game supervisor to override McAulay's decision, sending the players back onto the field after a thirty-minute delay, where the Jaguars ran out the last seconds under a hail of debris cite news | first= | last= | url=http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/football/news/2001/12/16/jaguars_browns_ap/ | title=Fans get unruly about overturned call in final minute | publisher=Associated Press | date=2001-12-16 | accessdate=2006-08-22] .

References

*http://www.howardcc.edu/about_hcc/news_and_events/Advisories_Archive/2006-07-19.html
*http://bengals.enquirer.com/2001/12/17/ben_browns_coach_hurt_in.html