Indiana wins 52-14 against Charlotte

Indiana scored six touchdowns and a field goal in its first seven possessions and pulled away late in the second quarter, crushing visiting Charlotte 52-14 in a non-conference victory on Saturday afternoon in Bloomington, Indiana.

Kevin Rourke completed 16 of his 20 passes for 258 yards and a touchdown, while also scoring another touchdown for the Hoosiers (4-0).

Rourke's 12-yard touchdown run extended Indiana's lead to 23-14 with 3:05 left in the second quarter, and his 19-yard touchdown throw to Ke'Shawn Williams with 26 seconds left in the first half increased the lead even further.

Ty Son Lawton ran for two touchdowns for Indiana, which rolled to an easy 42-13 win over UCLA in its Big Ten opener last weekend in Pasadena, Calif. Lawton's second touchdown on Saturday came from 5 yards on the first possession of the second half as the Hoosiers built a 38-14 lead.

Charlotte quarterback Trexler Ivey completed 14 of 23 passes for 119 yards and a touchdown. CJ Stokes ran for 13 yards for the 49ers (1-3), whose only win of the season came last week against FCS member Gardner-Webb.

The Hoosiers, who outscored their first three opponents 150-13, forced a three-and-out from Charlotte to start the game and then went 49 yards on six plays to take a 7-0 lead on Lawton's 8-yard run.

On its next possession, Indiana was close to the end zone, but had to settle for a 27-yard field goal by Nicolas Radicic to take a 10-0 lead.

Despite totaling 510 fewer yards than their 256, Charlotte trailed 17-14 late in the second quarter.

Henry Rutledge's 33-yard end-around brought the 49ers to the Indiana 7-yard line at the end of the first quarter, and Stokes' run cut the deficit to 10-7.

Justice Ellison's 2-yard touchdown increased Indiana's lead to 17-7, but Ivey's 25-yard pass to Isaiah Myers cut the gap to three points before the Hoosiers scored two TDs in the final 3:05 of the first half.

–Field level media