2020 Appalachian State Mountaineers football team

2020 Appalachian State Mountaineers football
2020 Appalachian State Mountaineers football
Myrtle Beach Bowl champion
Myrtle Beach Bowl, W 56–28 vs. North Texas
Conference	Sun Belt Conference
	East Division
Record	9–3 (6–2 Sun Belt)
Head coach	Shawn Clark (1st season);
Offensive coordinator	Tony Petersen (1st season)
Offensive scheme	Multiple
Defensive coordinator	Dale Jones (4th season)
Base defense	3–4
Home stadium	Kidd Brewer Stadium
	Seasons ← 2019 2021 →

The 2020 Appalachian State Mountaineers football team represented Appalachian State University during the 2020 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Mountaineers were led by first-year head coach Shawn Clark. Appalachian State played their home games at Kidd Brewer Stadium on the school's Boone, North Carolina, campus, and competed as a member of the East Division of the Sun Belt Conference.

ConferenceSun Belt Conference

East Division

Record9–3 (6–2 Sun Belt)

Headcoach

Shawn Clark (1st season)

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2020 Sun Belt Conference football standings
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Team	W		L	W		L
East Division
No. 14 Coastal Carolina xy+	8	–	0	11	–	1
Appalachian State	6	–	2	9	–	3
Georgia Southern	4	–	4	8	–	5
Georgia State	4	–	4	6	–	4
Troy	3	–	4	5	–	6
West Division
No. 15 Louisiana xy+	7	–	1	10	–	1
South Alabama	3	–	5	4	–	7
Arkansas State	2	–	6	4	–	7
Texas State	2	–	6	2	–	10
Louisiana–Monroe	0	–	7	0	–	10
Championship: Louisiana at Coastal Carolina (Canceled)
+ – Conference co-champions x – Division champion/co-champions y – Championship game participant Rankings from AP Poll

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Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 12	12:00 p.m.	Charlotte*		Kidd Brewer Stadium Boone, NC	ESPN2	W 35–20	0
September 19	3:30 p.m.	at Marshall*	No. 23	Joan C. Edwards Stadium Huntington, WV	CBS	L 7–17	12,050
September 26	12:00 p.m.	Campbell*		Kidd Brewer Stadium Boone, NC	ESPN+	W 52–21	350
October 22	7:30 p.m.	Arkansas State		Kidd Brewer Stadium Boone, NC	ESPN	W 45–17	2,100
October 31	4:00 p.m.	at Louisiana–Monroe		Malone Stadium Monroe, LA	ESPNU	W 31–13	5,493
November 7	4:00 p.m.	at Texas State		Bobcat Stadium San Marcos, TX	ESPN+	W 38–17	6,745
November 14	2:30 p.m.	Georgia State		Kidd Brewer Stadium Boone, NC	ESPN+	W 17–13	2,100
November 21	12:00 p.m.	at No. 15 Coastal Carolina		Brooks Stadium Conway, SC	ESPN	L 23–34	5,000
November 28	8:00 p.m.	Troy		Kidd Brewer Stadium Boone, NC	ESPN2	W 47–10	2,100
December 4	8:30 p.m.	No. 25 Louisiana		Kidd Brewer Stadium Boone, NC	ESPN	L 21–24	2,170
December 12	6:00 p.m.	at Georgia Southern		Paulson Stadium Statesboro, GA (rivalry)	ESPN3	W 34–26	6,228
December 21	2:30 p.m.	vs. North Texas*		Brooks Stadium Conway, SC (Myrtle Beach Bowl)	ESPN	W 56–28	5,000
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll and CFP Rankings after November 24 released prior to game All times are in Eastern time


1	4:30	CHAR	Tre Harbison III 14-yard rush (Jonathan Cruz kick) (12 plays, 91 yards, 6:04)	CHAR 7–0

2	12:18	APP	Camerun Peoples 16-yard rush (Chandler Staton kick) (8 plays, 67 yards, 3:01)	TIE 7–7
	04:50	APP	Marcus Williams 1-yard rush (Chandler Staton kick) (10 plays, 79 yards, 5:13)	APP 14–7
	01:52	CHAR	Jonathan Cruz 23-yard field goal (7 plays, 70 yards, 2:51)	APP 14–10

3	03:15	CHAR	Jonathan Cruz 49-yard field goal (12 plays, 55 yards, 3:33)	APP 14–13
	01:51	APP	Thomas Hennigan 51-yard pass from Zac Thomas (Chandler Staton kick) (5 plays, 75 yards, 1:24)	APP 21–13
	01:35	CHAR	Aaron McAllister 97-yard kickoff returned (Jonathan Cruz kick) (0 plays, 0 yards, 0:00)	APP 21–20

4	10:08	APP	Daetrich Harrington 4-yard rush (Chandler Staton kick) (14 plays, 75 yards, 6:27)	APP 28–20
4	01:15	APP	Daetrich Harrington 15-yard rush (Chandler Staton kick) (6 plays, 80 yards, 3:48)	APP 35–20

Statistics	Charlotte	Appalachian State
First downs	16	29
Total yards	286	512
Rushing yards	146	308
Passing yards	140	204
Turnovers	2	3
Time of possession	28:37	31:23

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Charlotte	Passing	Chris Reynolds	11/30, 140 yards, 140 yards, 2 INTs
	Rushing	Tre Harbison	17 carries, 87 yards, 1 TD
	Receiving	Taylor Thompson	2 receptions, 62 yards
Appalachian State	Passing	Zac Thomas	14/21, 204 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT
	Rushing	Marcus Williams Jr.	14 carries, 117 yards, 1 TD
	Receiving	Thomas Hennigan	5 receptions, 120 yards, 1 TD

Team	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 23 Mountaineers	7	0	0	0	7
• Thundering Herd	7	3	7	0	17

2020 Appalachian State Mountaineers football team

Schedule

Game summaries

Charlotte

At Marshall

Campbell

Arkansas State

At Louisiana–Monroe

At Texas State

Georgia State

At Coastal Carolina

Troy

Louisiana

At Georgia Southern

Vs. North Texas (Myrtle Beach Bowl)

Rankings

Players drafted into the NFL

References

Related Articles

Timelines

Top Qs

Fact Checks


1	12:29	MARSH	Brenden Knox 2-yard rush (Shane Ciucci kick) (7 plays, 51 yards, 2:31)	MARSH 7–0
1	07:11	APP	Jalen Virgil 11-yard pass from Zac Thomas (Chandler Staton kick) (11 plays, 85 yards, 5:18)	TIE 7–7

2	02:28	MARSH	Shane Ciucci 29-yard field goal (14 plays, 68 yards, 6:08)	MARSH 10–7

3	04:44	MARSH	Grant Wells 12-yard rush (Shane Ciucci kick) (2 plays, 79 yards, 0:34)	MARSH 17–7


1	04:40	CAMP	Hajj-Malik Williams 1-yard rush (Isaac Riffle kick) (14 plays, 83 yards, 7:39)	CAMP 7–0
1	00:11	APP	Daetrich Harrington 17-yard rush (Chandler Staton kick) (10 plays, 82 yards, 4:22)	TIE 7–7

2	11:30	CAMP	Hajj-Malik Williams 10-yard rush (Isaac Riffle PAT failed) (10 plays, 75 yards, 3:41)	CAMP 13–7
	03:22	APP	Chandler Staton 32-yard field goal (16 plays, 54 yards, 8:01)	CAMP 13–10
	00:24	APP	Daetrich Harrington 2-yard rush (Chandler Staton kick) (11 plays, 51 yards, 1:35)	APP 17–13

3	10:56	APP	Daetrich Harrington 40-yard rush (Chandler Staton kick) (9 plays, 70 yards, 4:01)	APP 24–13
	08:21	APP	Zac Thomas 6-yard rush (Chandler Staton kick) (4 plays, 46 yards, 1:21)	APP 31–13
	05:02	APP	Nate Noel 5-yard rush (Chandler Staton kick) (5 plays, 56 yards, 1:50)	APP 38–13

4	09:10	APP	Daetrich Harrington 5-yard rush (Chandler Staton kick) (8 plays, 96 yards, 3:58)	APP 45–13
	03:19	APP	Jacob Huesman 8-yard rush (Chandler Staton kick) (9 plays, 45 yards, 4:17)	APP 52–13
	02:59	CAMP	Austin Hite 87-yard pass from Wiley Hartley (Wiley Hartley two-point conversion rush) (1 play, 87 yards, 0:13)	APP 52–21

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Campbell	Passing	Hajj-Malik Williams	7/19, 101 yards
	Rushing	Hajj-Malik Williams	14 carries, 44 yards, 2 TDs
	Receiving	Austin Hite	2 receptions, 93 yards, 1 TD
Appalachian State	Passing	Zac Thomas	12/18, 131 yards
	Rushing	Daetrich Harrington	32 carries, 211 yards, 4 TDs
	Receiving	Thomas Hennigan	3 receptions, 67 yards


1	09:31	APP	Christian Wells 46-yard pass from Zac Thomas (Chandler Staton kick) (6 plays, 85 yards, 3:06)	APP 7–0
	06:26	ARST	Jamal Jones 8-yard rush (Blake Grupe kick) (8 plays, 77 yards, 3:05)	TIE 7–7
	05:05	APP	Daetrich Harrington 55-yard rush (Chandler Staton kick) (3 plays, 75 yards, 1:21)	APP 14–7

2	10:58	APP	Mike Evans 5-yard pass from Zac Thomas (Chandler Staton kick) (17 plays, 88 yards, 6:27)	APP 21–7
	04:39	APP	Chandler Staton 39-yard field goal (4 plays, −1 yards, 0:44)	APP 24–7
	01:04	APP	Malik Williams 16-yard pass from Zac Thomas (Chandler Staton kick) (7 plays, 63 yards, 1:59)	APP 31–7

3	09:36	ARST	Blake Grupe 34-yard field goal (13 plays, 57 yards, 4:34)	APP 31–10
	02:08	ARST	Lincoln Pare 48-yard rush (Blake Grupe kick) (3 plays, 65 yards, 0:39)	APP 31–17
	00:15	APP	Zac Thomas 60-yard rush (Chandler Staton kick) (4 plays, 75 yards, 1:53)	APP 38–17

4	08:22	APP	Christian Wells 20-yard pass from Zac Thomas (Chandler Staton kick) (7 plays, 56 yards, 3:33)	APP 45–17

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Arkansas State	Passing	Layne Hatcher	9/16, 178 yards, 1 INT
	Rushing	Lincoln Pare	5 carries, 46 yards, 1 TD
	Receiving	Jonathan Adams Jr.	6 receptions, 134 yards
Appalachian State	Passing	Zac Thomas	16/23, 216 yards, 4 TDs, 1 INT
	Rushing	Daetrich Harrington	18 carries, 137 yards, 1 TD
	Receiving	Christian Wells	3 receptions, 80 yards, 2 TDs


1	05:12	APP	Camerun Peoples 1-yard rush (Chandler Staton kick) (11 plays, 80 yards, 5:38)	APP 7–0
1	03:11	APP	Marcus Williams Jr. 48-yard rush (Chandler Staton kick) (2 plays, 54 yards, 0:40)	APP 14–0

2	09:30	ULM	Perry Carter 2-yard rush (Davis Hughes kick) (17 plays, 76 yards, 8:41)	APP 14–7
2	05:24	APP	Christian Wells 37-yard pass from Zac Thomas (Chandler Staton kick) (8 plays, 80 yards, 4:06)	APP 21–7

3	12:46	APP	Malik Williams 35-yard pass from Zac Thomas (Chandler Staton kick) (5 plays, 65 yards, 2:14)	APP 28–7

4	13:13	APP	Chandler Staton 38-yard field goal (10 plays, 29 yards, 4:31)	APP 31–7
4	00:00	ULM	Malik Jackson 15-yard pass from Colby Suits (10 plays, 74 yards, 2:38)	APP 31–13


1	14:16	TXST	Javen Banks 75-yard pass from Tyler Vitt (Seth Keller kick) (3 plays, 75 yards, 0:44)	TXST 7–0
	11:08	APP	Miller Gibbs 32-yard pass from Zac Thomas (Chandler Staton kick) (7 plays, 72 yards, 3:03)	TIE 7–7
	01:04	APP	Brendan Harrington 49-yard interception returned (Chandler Staton kick) (3 plays, 12 yards, 0:56)	APP 14–7

2	12:20	TXST	Seth Keller 42-yard field goal (7 plays, 51 yards, 3:44)	APP 14–10
	07:09	APP	Caleb Spurlin 1-yard pass from Zac Thomas (Chandler Staton kick) (11 plays, 75 yards, 5:11)	APP 21–10
	00:15	APP	Chandler Staton 33-yard field goal (11 plays, 50 yards, 2:09)	APP 24–10

4	14:16	APP	Jalen Virgil 9-yard pass from Zac Thomas (Chandler Staton kick) (16 plays, 91 yards, 7:26)	APP 31–10
	11:20	TXST	Marcell Barbee 14-yard pass from Tyler Vitt (Seth Keller kick) (8 plays, 75 yards, 2:56)	APP 31–17
	05:59	APP	Camerun Peoples 32-yard rush (Chandler Staton kick) (3 plays, 47 yards, 1:32)	APP 38–17


1	10:17	GSU	Sam Pinckney 19-yard pass from Cornelious Brown IV (Noel Ruiz kick) (13 plays, 75 yards, 4:43)	GSU 7–0
1	02:53	APP	Chandler Staton 21-yard field goal (12 plays, 46 yards, 5:06)	GSU 7–3

2	00:11	GSU	Noel Ruiz 23-yard field goal (9 plays, 64 yards, 1:28)	GSU 10–3

3	00:46	APP	Henry Pearson 9-yard pass from Zac Thomas (Chandler Staton kick) (6 plays, 80 yards, 2:34)	TIE 10–10

4	12:29	GSU	Noel Ruiz 32-yard field goal (9 plays, 60 yards, 3:17)	GSU 13–10
4	04:55	APP	Camerun Peoples 10-yard rush (Chandler Staton kick) (11 plays, 77 yards, 4:33)	APP 17–13

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Georgia State	Passing	Cornelious Brown IV	11/33, 152 yards, 1 TD
	Rushing	Tucker Gregg	10 carries, 85 yards
	Receiving	Sam Pinckney	4 receptions, 74 yards, 1 TD
Appalachian State	Passing	Zac Thomas	16/22, 146 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT
	Rushing	Camerun Peoples	17 carries, 67 yards, 1 TD
	Receiving	Malik Williams	3 receptions, 60 yards


1	11:40	APP	Camerun Peoples 1-yard run (Chandler Staton kick) (8 plays, 70 yards, 3:20)	APP 7–0
1	11:29	CCU	Isaiah Likely 75-yard pass from Grayson McCall (Massimo Biscardi PAT failed) (1 play, 75 yards, 0:11)	APP 7–6

2	10:50	CCU	Massimo Biscardi 51-yard field goal (9 plays, 27 yards, 5:10)	CCU 9–7
	4:57	APP	Chandler Staton 44-yard field goal (12 plays, 48 yards, 5:53)	APP 10–9
	0:09	APP	Christian Wells 25-yard pass from Zac Thomas (Chandler Staton kick) (9 plays, 84 yards, 0:51)	APP 17–9

3	14:11	CCU	Grayson McCall 62-yard run (Two-point pass conversion failed) (3 plays, 65 yards, 0:49)	APP 17–15
	10:55	APP	Chandler Staton 36-yard field goal (7 plays, 69 yards, 3:12)	APP 20–15
	6:21	CCU	C. J. Marable 19-yard pass from Grayson McCall (Two-point pass conversion failed) (10 plays, 65 yards, 4:34)	CCU 21–20

4	11:47	APP	Chandler Staton 45-yard field goal (10 plays, 53 yards, 5:07)	APP 23–21
	2:24	CCU	Reese White 3-yard run (Two-point pass conversion failed) (10 plays, 49 yards, 4:35)	CCU 27–23
	1:20	CCU	D'Jordan Strong 38-yard interception return (Massimo Biscardi kick) (4 plays, −10 yards, 1:04)	CCU 34–23

Team	1	2	3	4	Total
Camels	7	6	0	8	21
• RV Mountaineers	7	10	21	14	52

Team	1	2	3	4	Total
Red Wolves	7	0	10	0	17
• Mountaineers	14	17	7	7	45

Team	1	2	3	4	Total
• RV Mountaineers	14	10	0	14	38
Bobcats	7	3	0	7	17

Team	1	2	3	4	Total
Panthers	7	3	0	3	13
• RV Mountaineers	3	0	7	7	17


1	12:16	APP	Camerun Peoples 63-yard rush (Chandler Staton kick) (3 plays, 72 yards, 0:50)	APP 7–0
	07:58	APP	Malik Williams 15-yard pass from Zac Thomas (Chandler Staton kick) (6 plays, 71 yards, 2:21)	APP 14–0
	07:09	APP	Steven Jones Jr. 34-yard interception returned (Chandler Staton kick) (3 plays, 6 yards, 0:49)	APP 21–0

2	14:56	APP	Thomas Hennigan 22-yard pass from Zac Thomas (Chandler Staton kick) (12 plays, 97 yards, 5:05)	APP 28–0
	08:36	TROY	Evan Legassey 27-yard field goal (13 plays, 66 yards, 6:20)	APP 28–3
	05:32	APP	Chandler Staton 42-yard field goal (9 plays, 35 yards, 2:58)	APP 31–3
	04:35	TROY	Kaylon Geiger 33-yard pass from Gunnar Watson (Evan Legassey kick) (4 plays, 85 yards, 0:57)	APP 31–10
	07:58	APP	Chandler Staton 30-yard field goal (15 plays, 62 yards, 4:32)	APP 34–10

3	06:02	APP	Henry Pearson 6-yard pass from Zac Thomas (Chandler Staton PAT failed) (10 plays, 75 yards, 5:24)	APP 40–10
3	00:17	APP	Caleb Spurlin 2-yard pass from Zac Thomas (Chandler Staton kick) (7 plays, 75 yards, 3:58)	APP 47–10

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Troy	Passing	Gunnar Watson	13/20, 125 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT
	Rushing	Jamontez Woods	10 carries, 43 yards
	Receiving	Kaylon Geiger	3 receptions, 41 yards, 1 TD
Appalachian State	Passing	Zac Thomas	22/29, 279 yards, 4 TDs
	Rushing	Camerun Peoples	10 carries, 95 yards, 1 TD
	Receiving	Malik Williams	7 receptions, 113 yards, 1 TD


1	06:50	APP	Nate Noel 33-yard rush (Chandler Staton kick) (8 plays, 50 yards, 3:34)	APP 7–0

2	06:25	LA	Trey Ragas 8-yard pass from Levi Lewis (two-point pass conversion attempt failed) (6 plays, 49 yards, 3:14)	APP 7–6
	00:26	APP	Chandler Staton 43-yard field goal (8 plays, 23 yards, 2:25)	APP 10–6
	00:00	LA	Kenneth Almendares 26-yard field goal (6 plays, 46 yards, 0:26)	APP 10–9

3	07:52	LA	Trey Ragas 17-yard rush (Levi Lewis two-point conversion rush) (9 plays, 52 yards, 3:45)	LA 17–10
3	00:29	LA	Trey Ragas 1-yard rush (Kenneth Almendares kick) (10 plays, 74 yards, 5:43)	LA 24–10

4	08:17	APP	Camerun Peoples 1-yard rush (Chandler Staton kick) (14 plays, 80 yards, 7:12)	LA 24–17
	06:36	APP	Team Safety (4 plays, -26 yards, 1:41)	LA 24–19
	01:46	APP	Team Safety (4 plays, -27 yards, 0:23)	LA 24–21

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Louisiana	Passing	Levi Lewis	8/23, 101 yards, 1 TD
	Rushing	Elijah Mitchell	12 carries, 95 yards
	Receiving	Jalen Williams	2 receptions, 39 yards
Appalachain State	Passing	Zac Thomas	10/21, 92 yards, 2 INTs
	Rushing	Camerun Peoples	21 carries, 99 yards, 1 TD
	Receiving	Thomas Hennigan	4 receptions, 44 yards


1	01:59	GASO	David Spaulding 28-yard interception returned (Alex Raynor kick) (2 plays, 3 yards, 0:40)	GASO 7–0

2	09:22	GASO	Justin Tomlin 14-yard rush (Alex Raynor kick) (11 plays, 72 yards, 5:38)	GASO 14–0
	01:55	APP	Jalen Virgil 16-yard pass from Zac Thomas (Chandler Staton kick) (17 plays, 65 yards, 7:27)	GASO 14–7
	00:00	GASO	Alex Raynor 33-yard field goal (7 plays, 50 yards, 1:10)	GASO 17–7

3	10:44	APP	Thomas Hennigan 9-yard pass from Zac Thomas (Chandler Staton kick) (10 plays, 72 yards, 4:10)	GASO 17–14
3	04:20	APP	Chandler Staton 33-yard field goal (8 plays, 41 yards, 4:07)	TIE 17–17

4	14:51	GASO	Alex Raynor 47-yard field goal (10 plays, 46 yards, 4:29)	GASO 20–17
	14:36	APP	Jalen Virgil 100-yard kickoff returned (Chandler Staton kick) 0 plays, 0 yards, 0:00)	APP 24–20
	12:51	APP	Nate Noel 70-yard rush (Chandler Staton kick) (1 play, 70 yards, 0:12)	APP 31–20
	05:23	GASO	Dexter Carter Jr. 78-yard pass from Miller Mosley (two-point pass conversion attempt failed) (2 plays, 85 yards, 0:34)	APP 31–26
	02:44	APP	Chandler Staton 37-yard field goal (7 plays, 55 yards, 2:39)	APP 34–26


1	10:54	APP	Henry Pearson 22-yard pass from Malik Williams (Chandler Staton kick) (4 plays, 73 yards, 1:13)	APP 7–0
1	03:07	APP	Camerun Peoples 3-yard rush (Chandler Staton kick) (12 plays, 90 yards, 5:05)	APP 14–0

2	13:41	UNT	Loronzo Thompson 16-yard pass from Kason Martin (Ethan Mooney kick) (12 plays, 75 yards, 4:26)	APP 14–7
	06:04	APP	Henry Parson 11-yard pass from Zac Thomas (Chandler Staton kick) (5 plays, 59 yards, 1:48)	APP 21–7
	02:29	APP	Marcus Williams 70-yard rush (Chandler Staton kick) (1 play, 70 yards, 0:13)	APP 28–7
	00:27	UNT	Oscar Adaway III 4-yard rush (Ethan Mooney kick) (9 plays, 75 yards, 2:02)	APP 28–14
	00:11	APP	Camerun Peoples 64-yard rush (Chandler Staton kick) (1 play, 64 yards, 0:16)	APP 35–14

3	06:14	UNT	Austin Ogunmakin 34-yard pass from Jason Bean (Ethan Mooney kick) (11 plays, 74 yards, 4:08)	APP 35–21
3	02:58	APP	Camerun Peoples 62-yard rush (Chandler Staton kick) (1 play, 62 yards, 0:11)	APP 42–21

4	14:16	APP	Camerun Peoples 1-yard rush (Chandler Staton kick) (4 plays, 79 yards, 1:19)	APP 49–21
	09:03	APP	Camerun Peoples 1-yard rush (Chandler Staton kick) (5 plays, 20 yards, 2:47)	APP 56–21
	06:12	UNT	Loronzo Thompson 7-yard pass from Jason Bean (Ethan Mooney kick) (9 plays, 75 yards, 2:51)	APP 56–28

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
North Texas	Passing	Jason Bean	21/36, 251 yards, 2 TDs, 1 INT
	Rushing	Tre Siggers	17 carries, 120 yards
	Receiving	Austin Ogunmakin	7 receptions, 131 yards, 1 TD
Appalachian State	Passing	Zac Thomas	8/16, 114 yards, 1 TD
	Rushing	Camerun Peoples	22 carries, 317 yards, 5 TDs
	Receiving	Henry Pearson	3 receptions, 47 yards, 2 TDs

	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	Final
AP	RV	RV*	23	RV
Coaches	RV	RV*	23	RV
CFP	Not released															Not released