Along with Gannon and Mercyhurst as full members, LIU Post also was accepted into the conference as an affiliate member.
The school's football program began with the 1949 team that compiled a perfect 8–0 and shut out six of eight opponents. The 1950 team also compiled a winning record of 6–2. However, the teams did not draw well at the box office, and the Gannon board of control voted in April 1951 to discontinue the football program. After the 1950 season, Gannon did not field a college football team for the next 38 years. The school resumed college football competition in 1989. Since 1989, Gannon has competed at the NCAA Division II level.
== Notable alumni ==
Kevin Benson, meteorologist for WPXI in Pittsburgh
John Brabender, Republican political consultant
Italo Cappabianca, Democratic member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives
Daniel Cudmore, Canadian actor and stuntman
Marjorie Diehl-Armstrong, convicted murderer
James Dubik, Lieutenant General in the United States Army
Isaiah Eisendorf (born …
