The Sharks are members of the Northeast Conference and play their home games in the 6,000 seat Bethpage Federal Credit Union Stadium.

[2] College football was first played at Long Island University's Brooklyn campus for six seasons from the late 1920s to 1940 when the program was suspended "until the world situation stabilized.

Clair Bee took over head coaching duties in the 1931 season before the program was suspended during the heart of the Great Depression.

[6][7][8] In the final season as the LIU Post Pioneers, the team reached the NCAA Division II Playoffs where they were defeated in the first round by Slippery Rock.

A month after the season ended, starting quarterback Clay Beathard was stabbed to death in Nashville, Tennessee.

[18] The Sharks play their home games at Bethpage Federal Credit Union Stadium in Brookville, New York.