Pittsburgh Steelers were founded in 1933 and are the seventh oldest NFL franchise and oldest in the AFC. Prior to the AFL-NFL merger in 1970, they were the oldest franchise without a league championship and since 1970 are amongst the most successful NFL franchises.

They won 6 Super Bowls (IX,X,XIII,XIV,XL,XLIII) that is tied with the New England Patriots.

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NAMES

Pittsburgh Pirates	(1933-1939)
Phil-Pitt "Steagles"	(1943)
Card-Pitt	(1944)
Pittsburgh Steelers	(1940-1942/1945-)

LOCATION

Pittsburgh,PA

(1933-PRESENT)

AFFILIATIONS

NATIONAL FOOTBALL LEAGUE	(1933-)
Eastern Division	(1933-1943, 1945-1949)
Western Division	(1944)
American Conference	(1950-1952)
Eastern Conference	(1953-1969)
Century Division	(1967-1969)
AMERICAN FOOTBALL CONFERENCE	(1970-)
AFC Central	(1970-2001)
AFC North	(2002-)

SEASONS

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SEASON	LEAGUE	CONF	DIVISION	FINISH	W	L	T	PLAYOFFS
Pittsburgh Pirates
1933	NFL		East	5th	3	6	2	DID NOT QUALIFY
1934	NFL		East	5th	2	10	0	DID NOT QUALIFY
1935	NFL		East	3rd	4	8	0	DID NOT QUALIFY
1936	NFL		East	2nd	6	6	0	DID NOT QUALIFY
1937	NFL		East	3rd	4	7	0	DID NOT QUALIFY
1938	NFL		East	5th	2	9	0	DID NOT QUALIFY
1939	NFL		East	4th	1	9	1	DID NOT QUALIFY
Pittsburgh Steelers
1940	NFL		East	4th	2	7	2	DID NOT QUALIFY
1941	NFL		East	5th	1	9	1	DID NOT QUALIFY
1942	NFL		East	2nd	7	4	0	DID NOT QUALIFY
Steagles
1943	NFL		East	3RD	5	4	1	DID NOT QUALIFY
Card-Pitt
1944	NFL		East	5th	0	10	0	DID NOT QUALIFY
Pittsburgh Steelers
1945	NFL		East	5th	2	8	0	DID NOT QUALIFY
1946	NFL		East	3rd	5	5	1	DID NOT QUALIFY
1947	NFL		East	2nd	8	4	0	Lost Divisional Playoff (Eagles) 0-21
1948	NFL		East	3rd	4	8	0	DID NOT QUALIFY
1949	NFL		East	2nd	6	5	1	DID NOT QUALIFY
1950	NFL	American		3rd	6	6	0	DID NOT QUALIFY
1951	NFL	American		4th	4	7	1	DID NOT QUALIFY
1952	NFL	American		4th	5	7	0	DID NOT QUALIFY
1953	NFL	Eastern		4th	6	6	0	DID NOT QUALIFY
1954	NFL	Eastern		4th	5	7	0	DID NOT QUALIFY
1955	NFL	Eastern		6th	4	8	0	DID NOT QUALIFY
1956	NFL	Eastern		4TH	5	7	0	DID NOT QUALIFY
1957	NFL	Eastern		3rd	6	6	0	DID NOT QUALIFY
1958	NFL	Eastern		3rd	7	4	1	DID NOT QUALIFY
1959	NFL	Eastern		4th	6	5	1	DID NOT QUALIFY
1960	NFL	Eastern		5th	5	6	1	DID NOT QUALIFY
1961	NFL	Eastern		5th	6	8	0	DID NOT QUALIFY
1962	NFL	Eastern		2nd	9	5	0	DID NOT QUALIFY
1963	NFL	Eastern		4th	7	4	3	DID NOT QUALIFY
1964	NFL	Eastern		6th	5	9	0	DID NOT QUALIFY
1965	NFL	Eastern		7th	2	12	0	DID NOT QUALIFY
1966	NFL	Eastern		6th	5	8	1	DID NOT QUALIFY
1967	NFL	Eastern	Century	4th	4	9	1	DID NOT QUALIFY
1968	NFL	Eastern	Century	4th	2	11	1	DID NOT QUALIFY
1969	NFL	Eastern	Century	4th	1	13	0	DID NOT QUALIFY
1970	NFL	AFC	Central	3rd	5	9	0	DID NOT QUALIFY
1971	NFL	AFC	Central	2nd	6	8	0	DID NOT QUALIFY
1972	NFL	AFC	Central	1st	11	3	0	Won DIVISIONAL PLAYOFFS (Raiders) 13-7
1972	NFL	AFC	Central	1st	11	3	0	Lost AFC Championship (DOLPHINS) 17-21
1973	NFL	AFC	Central	2nd	10	4	0	Lost DIVISIONAL PLAYOFFS (Raiders) 14-33
1974	NFL	AFC	Central	1st	10	3	1	Won DIVISIONAL PLAYOFFS (Bills) 32-14
								Won AFC Championship (Raiders) 24-13
								Won Super Bowl IX (1) (Vikings) 16-6
1975	NFL	AFC	Central	1st	12	2	0	Won DIVISIONAL PLAYOFFS (Colts) 28-10
								Won AFC Championship (Raiders) 16-10
								Won Super Bowl X (2) (COWBOYS) 21-17
1976	NFL	AFC	Central	1st	10	4	0	Won DIVISIONAL PLAYOFFS (Colts) 40-14
1976	NFL	AFC	Central	1st	10	4	0	Lost AFC Championship (Raiders) 7-24
1977	NFL	AFC	Central	1st	9	5	0	Lost DIVISIONAL PLAYOFFS (Broncos) 21-34
1978	NFL	AFC	Central	1st	14	2	0	Won DIVISIONAL PLAYOFFS (Broncos) 33-10
								Won AFC Championship (Oilers) 34-5
								Won Super Bowl XIII (3) (COWBOYS) 35-31
1979	NFL	AFC	Central	1st	12	4	0	Won DIVISIONAL PLAYOFFS (DOLPHINS) 34-14
								Won AFC Championship (Oilers) 27-13
								Won Super Bowl XIV (4) (Rams) 31-19
1980	NFL	AFC	Central	3rd	9	7	0	DID NOT QUALIFY
1981	NFL	AFC	Central	2nd	8	8	0	DID NOT QUALIFY
1982	NFL	AFC	Central	4TH	6	3	0	Lost First Round Playoffs (Chargers) 28-31
1983	NFL	AFC	Central	1st	10	6	0	Lost DIVISIONAL PLAYOFFS (Raiders) 10-38
1984	NFL	AFC	Central	1st	9	7	0	Won DIVISIONAL PLAYOFFS (Broncos) 24-17
1984	NFL	AFC	Central	1st	9	7	0	Lost AFC Championship (DOLPHINS) 28-45
1985	NFL	AFC	Central	3rd	7	9	0	DID NOT QUALIFY
1986	NFL	AFC	Central	3rd	6	10	0	DID NOT QUALIFY
1987	NFL	AFC	Central	3rd	8	7	0	DID NOT QUALIFY
1988	NFL	AFC	Central	4th	5	11	0	DID NOT QUALIFY
1989	NFL	AFC	Central	3rd	9	7	0	Won WILD CARD PLAYOFFS (Oilers) 26-23 (OT)
1989	NFL	AFC	Central	3rd	9	7	0	Lost DIVISIONAL PLAYOFFS (Broncos) 23-24
1990	NFL	AFC	Central	3rd	9	7	0	DID NOT QUALIFY
1991	NFL	AFC	Central	2nd	7	9	0	DID NOT QUALIFY
1992	NFL	AFC	Central	1st	11	5	0	Lost DIVISIONAL PLAYOFFS (Bills) 3-24
1992	NFL	AFC	Central	1st	11	5	0	Lost DIVISIONAL PLAYOFFS (Bills) 3-24
1993	NFL	AFC	Central	2nd	9	7	0	Lost WILD CARD PLAYOFFS (Chiefs) 24-27 (OT)
1994	NFL	AFC	Central	1st	12	4	0	Won DIVISIONAL PLAYOFFS (Browns) 29-9
1994	NFL	AFC	Central	1st	12	4	0	Lost AFC Championship (Chargers) 13-17
1995	NFL	AFC	Central	1st	11	5	0	Won DIVISIONAL PLAYOFFS (Bills) 40-21
								Won AFC Championship (Colts) 20-16
								Lost Super Bowl XXX (COWBOYS) 17-27
1996	NFL	AFC	Central	1st	10	6	0	Won WILD CARD PLAYOFFS (Colts) 42-14
1996	NFL	AFC	Central	1st	10	6	0	Lost DIVISIONAL PLAYOFFS (Patriots) 3-28
1997	NFL	AFC	Central	1st	11	5	0	Won DIVISIONAL PLAYOFFS (Patriots) 7-6
1997	NFL	AFC	Central	1st	11	5	0	Lost AFC Championship (Broncos) 21-24
1998	NFL	AFC	Central	3rd	7	9	0	DID NOT QUALIFY
1999	NFL	AFC	Central	4th	6	10	0	DID NOT QUALIFY
2000	NFL	AFC	Central	3rd	9	7	0	DID NOT QUALIFY
2001	NFL	AFC	Central	1st	13	3	0	Won DIVISIONAL PLAYOFFS (Ravens) 27-10
2001	NFL	AFC	Central	1st	13	3	0	Lost AFC Championship (Patriots) 17-24
2002	NFL	AFC	NORTH	1st	10	5	1	Won WILD CARD PLAYOFFS (Browns) 36-33
2002	NFL	AFC	NORTH	1st	10	5	1	Lost DIVISIONAL PLAYOFFS (Titans) 31-34 (OT)
2003	NFL	AFC	North	3rd	6	10	0	DID NOT QUALIFY
2004	NFL	AFC	NORTH	1st	15	1	0	Won DIVISIONAL PLAYOFFS (Jets) 20-17 (OT)
2004	NFL	AFC	NORTH	1st	15	1	0	Lost AFC Championship (Patriots) 27-41
2005	NFL	AFC	North	2nd	11	5	0	Won WILD CARD PLAYOFFS (Bengals) 31-17
								Won DIVISIONAL PLAYOFFS (Colts) 21-18
								Won AFC Championship (Broncos) 34-17
								Won Super Bowl XL (5) (Seahawks) 21-10
2006	NFL	AFC	North	3rd	8	8	0	DID NOT QUALIFY
2007	NFL	AFC	North	1st	10	6	0	Lost WILD CARD PLAYOFFS (Jaguars) 29-31
2008	NFL	AFC	NORTH	1st	12	4	0	Won DIVISIONAL PLAYOFFS (Chargers) 35-24
								Won AFC Championship (Ravens) 23-14
								Won Super Bowl XLIII (6) (Cardinals) 27-23
2009	NFL	AFC	North	3rd	9	7	0	DID NOT QUALIFY
2010	NFL	AFC	NORTH	1st	12	4	0	Won DIVISIONAL PLAYOFFS (Ravens) 31-24
								Won AFC Championship (Jets) 24-19
								Lost Super Bowl XLV (PACKERS) 25-31
2011	NFL	AFC	North	2nd	12	4	0	Lost WILD CARD PLAYOFFS (Broncos) 23-29 (OT)
2012	NFL	AFC	North	3rd	8	8	0	DID NOT QUALIFY
2013	NFL	AFC	North	2nd	8	8	0	DID NOT QUALIFY
2014	NFL	AFC	North	1st	11	5	0	Lost WILD CARD PLAYOFFS (Ravens) 17-30
2015	NFL	AFC	North	2nd	10	6	0	Won WILD CARD PLAYOFFS (Bengals) 18-16
2015	NFL	AFC	North	2nd	10	6	0	Lost DIVISIONAL PLAYOFFS (Broncos) 16-23
2016	NFL	AFC	North	1st	11	5	0	Won WILD CARD PLAYOFFS (DOLPHINS) 30-12
								Won DIVISIONAL PLAYOFFS (Chiefs) 18-16
								Lost AFC Championship (Patriots) 17-36
2017	NFL	AFC	North	1st	13	3	0	Lost DIVISIONAL PLAYOFFS (Jaguars) 42-45
2018	NFL	AFC	North	2nd	9	6	1	DID NOT QUALIFY
2019	NFL	AFC	North	2nd	8	8	0	DID NOT QUALIFY
2020	NFL	AFC	North	1st	12	4	0	Lost WILD CARD PLAYOFFS (Browns) 37-48
2021	NFL	AFC	North	2nd	9	7	1	Lost WILD CARD PLAYOFFS (Chiefs) 21-42
2022	NFL	AFC	North	3rd	9	8	0	DID NOT QUALIFY
2023	NFL	AFC	North	3rd	10	7	0	Lost WILD CARD PLAYOFFS (Bills) 31-17

LEAGUE CHAMPIONS

6
1974 | 1975 | 1978 | 1979
2005 | 2008

SUPER BOWL APPEARANCES

SEASON	SUPER BOWL	W/L	OPPONENT	SCORE	HOST CITY	VICTORY	APP
1974	IX	W	MINNESOTA VIKINGS	16-6	NEW ORLEANS	1	1
1975	X	W	DALLAS COWBOYS	21-17	MIAMI	2	2
1978	XIII	W	DALLAS COWBOYS	35-31	MIAMI	3	3
1979	XIV	W	LOS ANGELES RAMS	31-19	PASADENA	4	4
1995	XXX	L	DALLAS COWBOYS	27-17	TEMPE	-	5
2005	XL	W	SEATTLE SEAHAWKS	21-10	DETROIT	5	6
2008	XLIII	W	ARIZONA CARDINALS	27-23	TAMPA	6	7
2010	XLV	L	GREEN BAY PACKERS	31-25	ARLINGTON	-	8

CONFERENCE CHAMPIONSHIPS

8	1974-1975, 1978-1979, 1995, 2005, 2008, 2010

DIVISION TITLES

24 AFC CENTRAL151972, 1974-1979, 1983-1984, 1992, 1994-1997, 2001 AFC NORTH92002, 2004, 2007-2008, 2010, 2014, 2016-2017, 2020

PLAYOFFS APPEARANCES

34	1947, 1972-1979, 1982-1984, 1989, 1992-1997, 2001-2002, 2004-2005, 2007-2008, 2010-2011, 2014-2017, 2020-2021,2023

LOGOS


(1945-1961)	(1962-1968)	(1969-2001)	(2002-)

HELMETS

Their logo has always been worn on the right side with the left side blank but the logo is shown on the left side so you know what it looks like.


(1959-1961)	(1962) FIRST 9 GAMES	(1962) REMAINDER	(1963) PLAYOFF BOWL

(1963-1976)	(1977-)

STADIUMS


PITT STADIUM (PITTSBURGH, PA) (1958-1969)	THREE RIVERS STADIUM (PITTSBURGH, PA) (1970-2000)	HEINZ FIELD (PITTSBURGH, PA) (2001-)