Roanoke Times
Copyright (c) 1995, Landmark Communications, Inc.
DATE: SUNDAY, September 17, 1995 TAG: 9509180134
SECTION: SPORTS PAGE: B8 EDITION: METRO
SOURCE: FROM ASSOCIATED PRESS REPORTS
DATELINE: LENGTH: Medium
``We didn't execute at all,'' Robinson said Saturday night after Hampton beat his Tigers 16-7 in the 24th annual Whitney M. Young Classic before a crowd of 61,023 at Giants Stadium in East Rutherford, N.J.
The defeat left Grambling with a 1-1 record and Robinson, in his 53rd season at the school, with a 398-144-15 mark.
Hampton (2-1) took the lead for good with 1:50 left in the first half when Anthony Smith, voted the game's MVP, capped a seven-play, 69-yard drive with a 14-yard run up the middle. Hampton, which missed the extra-point kick, led 9-7 at halftime.
Before the game, more than 30 people were injured after falling on top of one another on an escalator reportedly being blocked by Hampton band members.
The Hampton band had just left the field and was on the way to its seats, said Helen Strus, a spokeswoman for the New Jersey Sports & Exposition Authority, which runs the Meadowlands sports complex. Strus said the band members were in formation and were blocking the up escalator leading from the ground level to the lower tier.
``You literally couldn't get off the escalator, the band would not break formation,'' Strus said. The escalator got so crowded that people began falling backwards onto others, Strus said.
She said 25 people received medical treatment at the stadium and 10 others were taken to local hospitals. The most serious injury appeared to be a broken arm, she said.
In other games:
Richmond 17, The Citadel 13: The Bulldogs (2-1) had five turnovers, and Antoine Lee swept around end 18 yards for a touchdown that put the Spiders (3-0) ahead to stay as they prevailed in Richmond.
The Spiders (3-0) recovered a fumble by Bulldogs quarterback Stanley Myers on the Richmond 34 to set up tailback Minoso Rogers' 9-run touchdown run off right tackle less than five minutes into the game.
William and Mary 32, Northeastern 0: Powerful running by Derek Fitzgerald and Troy Keen led the Tribe (1-2 overall, 1-1 conference) past the Huskies (1-1, 0-1) in a Yankee Conference matchup in Brookline, Mass.
Fitzgerald carried 25 times for 189 yards - 150 in the first half - and scored a touchdown on a 7-yard run. Keen scored two touchdowns on runs of 15 and 2 yards. Keen racked up 113 yards on 24 carries for William and Mary.
Liberty 48, Morgan State 19: In Lynchburg, J.T. Morris rushed for two touchdowns and caught a pass for another, and Lawrence Worthington carried 21 times for 173 yards and two touchdowns as the Flames whipped the Bears.
Liberty (2-1) led 35-0 before Morgan State (1-2) scored.
Emory & Henry 21, Bridgewater 0: J.D. Davis ran for two touchdowns and gained 122 yards on 18 carries as the Wasps (2-0, 2-0) blanked the Eagles (0-2, 0-1) in an Old Dominion Athletic Conference game in Bridgewater.
Andy Stanley, from Patrick County High School, rushed for 108 yards on 15 carries for E&H (2-0, 2-0).
Catholic 50, Randolph-Macon 50: The Yellow Jackets' George Bland passed for 357 yards and six touchdowns, and Catholic's Kevin Ricca had 397 yards passing and three touchdowns as the teams battled to a draw.
Randolph-Macon (0-1-1) led 47-35 after three quarters, but the Cardinals (1-0-1) tied the score with 28 seconds left when Matt Taylor scored on a 1-yard run and Bob Frole caught a pass from Ricca for the two-point conversion.
Wesley 47, Hampden-Sydney 12: Marc Harris passed for 394 yards and three touchdowns and scored on a 21-yard run as Wesley (2-0) kept the Tigers (0-2) winless.
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