Pittsburgh Steelers
PHOTO: STADIUMS OF PRO FOOTBALL
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.
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-) |
LEAGUE CHAMPIONS
| SUPER BOWL | 6 | 1974-1975,1978-1979,2005,2008 |
SUPER BOWL APPEARANCES
| SEASON | SUPER BOWL | W/L | OPPONENT | SCORE | HOST CITY | VICTORY | APP |
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| 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
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
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| (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.
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| (1959-1961) | (1962) FIRST 9 GAMES |
(1962) REMAINDER |
(1963) PLAYOFF BOWL |
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| (1963-1976) | (1977-) |
STADIUMS
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PITT STADIUM
(PITTSBURGH, PA) (1958-1969) |
THREE RIVERS STADIUM
(PITTSBURGH, PA) (1970-2000) |
HEINZ FIELD
(PITTSBURGH, PA) (2001-) |