Franchise Granted:
July 8, 1933 as the Pirates
First Season:
1933
Changed Nickname to Steelers:
1940
Super Bowl Championships:
IX, X, XIII, XIV, XL, XLIII
AFC Championships:
1974, 1975, 1978, 1979, 1995, 2005, 2008, 2010
AFC Central Division Championships:
1972, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1983, 1984, 1992, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 2001
AFC North Division Championships:
2002, 2004, 2007, 2008, 2010, 2014, 2016, 2017, 2020
All-Time Record:
(At Start of 2023 Season)
661-571-22
Retired Uniform Numbers:
#32 Franco Harris
#70 Ernie Stautner
#75 Joe Greene
- First Draft Choice: Bill Shakespeare, B, Notre Dame, 1936.
- Franchise's Original Name: Pittsburgh Pirates (1933-1939).
- First Regular-Season Game: A 23-2 loss to the New York Giants, 9/20/33.
- First Regular-Season Touchdown: Martin Kottler returned an interception 96 yards for a touchdown in a 14-13 victory over the Chicago Cardinals, 9/27/33.
- First Winning Season: 1942 (7-4).
- First Playoff Appearance: A 21-0 loss to the Philadelphia Eagles in the Eastern Division Playoff game, 12/21/47.
- First Super Bowl Appearance: A 16-6 victory over the Minnesota Vikings in Super Bowl IX, 1/12/75.
- First Pro Bowl Selections: Joe Geri, HB, Jerry Shipkey, LB, and Bill Walsh C, 1951.
- First All-League Selection: Byron "Whizzer" White, HB, 1938.
- First Steeler Elected to the Hall of Fame: Art Rooney, Founder/Administrator, 1964.
- First to Rush for 200 Yards in a Game: John Henry Johnson, 200 yards vs. the Cleveland Browns, 10/10/64.
- First 1,000-Yard Rusher: John Henry Johnson, 1,141 yards (1962).
- First to Pass 400 Yards in a Game: Bobby Layne, 409 yards vs. the Chicago Cardinals, 12/13/58.
- Most Yards Rushing, Career: Franco Harris, 11,950 yards (1972-1983).
- Most Yards Passing, Career: Ben Roethlisberger, 64,088 yards (2004-2021).
- Most Receptions, Career: Hines Ward, 1,000 receptions (1998-2011).
- All-Time Leading Scorer: Gary Anderson, 1,343 points (1982-1994).