The 1919 football team was described in the school yearbook as the most successful in the history of the school. Although an earlier team had gone undefeated, the 1919 team won all of its games and played more challenging competition. According to the 1921, Mirabilia, the 1919 team scored 302 points to the opponents' 13. Falling victim to Marshall were Morris Harvey (University of Charleston), Transylvania of Lexington, Broaddus College, Greenbrier Military School (twice), Muskingum, Davis and Elkins, and Kentucky Wesleyan.