Indiana is creeping closer to its first Associated Press Top 25 poll recognition since 2021. In the AP Top 25 poll released on Sunday afternoon, Indiana – 52-14 winners over Charlotte on Saturday at Memorial Stadium – received 63 points in the poll.

It's IU football vs Charlotte in Week 4 of the 2024 college football season. Follow along for live score and game updates at Memorial Stadium.

IU football showed no signs of slowing down on Saturday. The Hoosiers improved to 4-0 for the first time since 2020 with a 52-14 win over Charlotte.

The first four games of Curt Cignetti's IU era have been explosive, efficient and alarmingly competent for a program too often starved of any of it.

Charlotte football just couldn’t keep up. The 49ers battled early in their 52-14 loss to Indiana on Saturday afternoon in Bloomington. Their running backs were pounding the rock against the Hoosiers, whose defense ranks among the top half of teams in the Big Ten Conference.

Indiana football’s unbeaten start to head coach Curt Cignetti’s tenure continued Saturday, as the Hoosiers (4-0) took a 52-14 victory over the University of North Carolina at Charlotte (1-3) inside Memorial Stadium. The 4-0 start is Indiana’s first since 2020.

Curt Cignetti became the first IU football coach to start his Hoosiers tenure 4-0 as IU overmatched Charlotte 52-14 on Saturday at Memorial Stadium.

Indiana football coach Curt Cignetti shared some concerns about his team's focus this week ahead of a game against Charlotte:

Indiana football coach Curt Cignetti spoke to the media after the Hoosiers' dominant win over the Charlotte 49ers.