Pittsburgh Steelers seasons
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This is a list of seasons completed by the Pittsburgh Steelers American Football Franchise. The list documents the season-by-season records of the Steelers' franchise from 1933 to present, including postseason records, and league awards for individual players or head coaches. They are currently members of the North Division of the American Football Conference (AFC) in the National Football League (NFL). Founded in 1933, the Steelers are the oldest and most championed franchise in the AFC. The team has appeared in six Super Bowls and is one of three teams to have won the Super Bowl five times.
They have appeared in 13 Conference Championship Games and have hosted more conference championship games than any other NFL franchise. From 1974 to 1979 the franchise became the first NFL franchise to win four Super Bowl titles in six seasons, a feat which is yet to be matched. The 2005 team is the only sixth-seeded team in NFL history to advance to a conference championship game; they went on to win the game, followed by their latest Super Bowl victory, on February 5, 2006. The Steelers won Super Bowl IX, Super Bowl X, Super Bowl XII, Super Bowl XIV, Super Bowl XL, and also appeared in Super Bowl XXX.
- For complete team history, see History of the Pittsburgh Steelers
- The Finish, Wins, Losses, and Ties columns list regular season results and exclude any postseason play. Regular and postseason records are combined only at the bottom of the list.
| NFL Champions (1920–1969) | Super Bowl Champions (1970–present) | Conference Champions | Division Champions | Wild Card Berth | One-Game Playoff Berth |
| Season | League | Conference | Division | Finish | Wins | Losses | Ties | Playoffs | Awards | |
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| Pittsburgh Pirates | ||||||||||
| 1933 | NFL | East | 5th | 3 | 6 | 2 | ||||
| 1934 | NFL | East | 5th | 2 | 10 | 0 | ||||
| 1935 | NFL | East | 3rd | 4 | 8 | 0 | ||||
| 1936 | NFL | East | 2nd | 6 | 6 | 0 | ||||
| 1937 | NFL | East | 3rd | 4 | 7 | 0 | ||||
| 1938 | NFL | East | 5th | 2 | 9 | 0 | ||||
| 1939 | NFL | East | T-4th | 1 | 9 | 1 | ||||
| Pittsburgh Steelers | ||||||||||
| 1940 | NFL | East | 4th | 2 | 7 | 2 | ||||
| 1941 | NFL | East | 5th | 1 | 9 | 1 | ||||
| 1942 | NFL | East | 2nd | 7 | 4 | 0 | ||||
| Steagles | ||||||||||
| 1943 | NFL | East | 3rd | 5 | 4 | 1 | ||||
| Card-Pitt | ||||||||||
| 1944 | NFL | East | 5th | 0 | 10 | 0 | ||||
| Pittsburgh Steelers | ||||||||||
| 1945 | NFL | East | 5th | 2 | 8 | 0 | ||||
| 1946 | NFL | East | T-3rd | 5 | 5 | 1 | Bill Dudley - MVP | |||
| 1947 | NFL | East | 2nd | 8 | 4 | 0 | Lost Eastern Divisional Playoff (Eagles) 21-0 | |||
| 1948 | NFL | East | T-3rd | 4 | 8 | 0 | ||||
| 1949 | NFL | East | 2nd | 6 | 5 | 1 | ||||
| 1950 | NFL | American | T-3rd | 6 | 6 | 0 | ||||
| 1951 | NFL | American | 4th | 4 | 7 | 1 | ||||
| 1952 | NFL | American | 4th | 5 | 7 | 0 | Lynn Chandnois - Player of the Year | |||
| 1953 | NFL | Eastern | 4th | 6 | 6 | 0 | ||||
| 1954 | NFL | Eastern | 4th | 5 | 7 | 0 | ||||
| 1955 | NFL | Eastern | 6th | 4 | 8 | 1 | ||||
| 1956 | NFL | Eastern | T-4th | 5 | 5 | 0 | ||||
| 1957 | NFL | Eastern | 3rd | 6 | 6 | 0 | ||||
| 1958 | NFL | Eastern | 3rd | 7 | 4 | 1 | ||||
| 1959 | NFL | Eastern | 4th | 6 | 5 | 1 | ||||
| 1960 | NFL | Eastern | 5th | 5 | 6 | 1 | ||||
| 1961 | NFL | Eastern | 5th | 6 | 8 | 0 | ||||
| 1962 | NFL | Eastern | 2nd | 9 | 5 | 0 | ||||
| 1963 | NFL | Eastern | 4th | 7 | 4 | 3 | ||||
| 1964 | NFL | Eastern | 6th | 5 | 9 | 0 | ||||
| 1965 | NFL | Eastern | 7th | 2 | 12 | 0 | ||||
| 1966 | NFL | Eastern | 6th | 5 | 8 | 1 | ||||
| 1967 | NFL | Eastern | Century | 4th | 4 | 9 | 1 | |||
| 1968 | NFL | Eastern | Century | 4th | 2 | 11 | 1 | |||
| 1969 | NFL | Eastern | Century | 4th | 1 | 13 | 0 | Joe Greene - Defensive Rookie of the Year | ||
| 1970 | NFL | AFC | Central | 3rd | 5 | 9 | 0 | |||
| 1971 | NFL | AFC | Central | 2nd | 6 | 8 | 0 | |||
| 1972 | NFL | AFC | Central | 1st | 11 | 3 | 0 | Won Divisional Playoffs (Raiders) 13-7 Lost Conference Championship (Dolphins) 21-17 |
Chuck Noll - AFC Coach of the Year Franco Harris Offensive Rookie of the Year |
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| 1973 | NFL | AFC | Central | 2nd | 10 | 4 | 0 | Lost Divisional Playoffs (Raiders) 33-14 | ||
| 1974 | NFL | AFC | Central | 1st | 10 | 3 | 1 | Won Divisional Playoffs (Bills) 32-14 Won Conference Championship (Raiders) 24-13 Won Super Bowl IX (Vikings) 16-6 |
Jack Lambert - Defensive Rookie of the Year Joe Greene - Defensvie MVP |
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| 1975 | NFL | AFC | Central | 1st | 12 | 2 | 0 | Won Divisional Playoffs (B. Colts) 28-10 Won Conference Championship (Raiders) 16-10 Won Super Bowl X (Cowboys) 21-17 |
Mel Blount - Defensive MVP Lynn Swann - Super Bowl MVP |
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| 1976 | NFL | AFC | Central | 1st | 10 | 4 | 0 | Won Divisional Playoffs (B. Colts) 40-14 Lost Conference Championship (Raiders) 24-7 |
Jack Lambert - Defensive MVP | |
| 1977 | NFL | AFC | Central | 1st | 9 | 5 | 0 | Lost Divisional Playoffs (Broncos) 34-21 | ||
| 1978 | NFL | AFC | Central | 1st | 14 | 2 | 0 | Won Divisional Playoffs (Broncos) 33-10 Won Conference Championship (Oilers) 34-5 Won Super Bowl XIII (Cowboys) 35-31 |
Terry Bradshaw - MVP Terry Bradshaw - Super Bowl MVP |
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| 1979 | NFL | AFC | Central | 1st | 12 | 4 | 0 | Won Divisional Playoffs (Dolphins) 34-14 Won Conference Championship (Oilers) 27-13 Won Super Bowl XIV (L.A. Rams) 31-19 |
Jack Lambert - Defensive MVP Terry Bradshaw - Super Bowl MVP |
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| 1980 | NFL | AFC | Central | 3rd | 9 | 7 | 0 | |||
| 1981 | NFL | AFC | Central | 2nd | 8 | 8 | 0 | |||
| 1982 | NFL | AFC | T-4th | 6 | 3 | 0 | Lost First Round (Chargers) 31-28 | |||
| 1983 | NFL | AFC | Central | 1st | 10 | 6 | 0 | Lost Divisional Playoffs (L.A. Raiders) 38-10 | Jack Lambert - Defensive MVP | |
| 1984 | NFL | AFC | Central | 1st | 9 | 7 | 0 | Won Divisional Playoffs (Broncos) 24-17 Lost Conference Championship (Dolphins) 45-28 |
Louis Lipps - Offensive Rookie of the Year |
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| 1985 | NFL | AFC | Central | 3rd | 7 | 9 | 0 | |||
| 1986 | NFL | AFC | Central | 3rd | 6 | 10 | 0 | |||
| 1987 | NFL | AFC | Central | 3rd | 8 | 7 | 0 | |||
| 1988 | NFL | AFC | Central | 4th | 5 | 11 | 0 | |||
| 1989 | NFL | AFC | Central | 2nd | 9 | 7 | 0 | Won Wild Card Playoffs (Oilers) 26-23 Lost Divisional playoff (Broncos) 24-23 |
Chuck Noll - Coach of the Year | |
| 1990 | NFL | AFC | Central | 3rd | 9 | 7 | 0 | |||
| 1991 | NFL | AFC | Central | 2nd | 7 | 9 | 0 | |||
| 1992 | NFL | AFC | Central | 1st | 11 | 5 | 0 | Lost Divisional Playoffs (Bills) 24-3 | Bill Cowher - Coach of the Year Barry Foster - Offensive MVP |
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| 1993 | NFL | AFC | Central | 2nd | 9 | 7 | 0 | Lost Wild Card Playoffs (Chiefs) 27-24 | Rod Woodson - Defensive MVP Rod Woodson - Player of the Year |
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| 1994 | NFL | AFC | Central | 1st | 12 | 4 | 0 | Won Divisional Playoffs (Browns) 29-9 Lost Conference Championship (Chargers) 17-13 |
Greg Lloyd - Defensive MVP | |
| 1995 | NFL | AFC | Central | 1st | 11 | 5 | 0 | Won Divisional Playoffs (Bills) 40-21 Won Conference Championship (Colts) 20-16 Lost Super Bowl XXX (Cowboys) 27-17 |
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| 1996 | NFL | AFC | Central | 1st | 10 | 6 | 0 | Won Wild Card Playoffs (Colts) 42-14 Lost Divisional Playoffs (Patriots) 28-3 |
Jerome Bettis - Comeback Player of the Year | |
| 1997 | NFL | AFC | Central | 1st | 11 | 5 | 0 | Won Divisional Playoffs (Patriots) 7-6 Lost Conference Championship (Broncos) 24-21 |
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| 1998 | NFL | AFC | Central | 3rd | 7 | 9 | 0 | |||
| 1999 | NFL | AFC | Central | 4th | 6 | 10 | 0 | |||
| 2000 | NFL | AFC | Central | 3rd | 9 | 7 | 0 | |||
| 2001 | NFL | AFC | Central | 1st | 13 | 3 | 0 | Won Divisional Playoffs (Ravens) 27-10 Lost Conference Championship (Patriots) 24-17 |
Kendrell Bell - Defensive Rookie of the Year | |
| 2002 | NFL | AFC | North | 1st | 10 | 5 | 1 | Won Wild Card Playoffs (Browns) 36-33 Lost Divisional Playoffs (Titans) 34-31 |
Tommy Maddox - Comeback Player of the Year | |
| 2003 | NFL | AFC | North | 3rd | 6 | 10 | 0 | |||
| 2004 | NFL | AFC | North | 1st | 15 | 1 | 0 | Won Divisional Playoffs (Jets) 20-17 Lost Conference Championship (Patriots) 41-27 |
Bill Cowher - Coach of the Year Ben Roethlisberger - Offensive Rookie of the Year |
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| 2005 | NFL | AFC | North | 2nd | 11 | 5 | 0 | Won Wild Card Playoffs (Bengals) 31-17 Won Divisional Playoffs (Colts) 21-18 Won Conference Championship (Broncos) 34-17 Won Super Bowl XL (Seahawks) 21-10 |
Hines Ward - Super Bowl MVP | |
| 2006 | NFL | AFC | North | 3rd | 8 | 8 | 0 | |||
| 2007 | NFL | AFC | North | 1st | 10 | 6 | 0 | Lost Wild Card Playoffs (Jaguars) 31-29 | ||
| Totals | 513 | 498 | 21 | (1933–2007, regular season) | ||||||
| 28 | 19 | 0 | (1933–2008, playoffs) | |||||||
| 541 | 517 | 21 | (all games, 1933–2008, including playoffs) | |||||||
+ = Due to a strike-shortened season in 1982, all teams were ranked by conference instead of division.
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