PSPittsburgh Steelers
PSPittsburgh Steelers has reached the super bowl champions decider 8 times on record, first in Super Bowl IX - 1974 and most recently in Super Bowl XXX - 1995. 6 wins against 2 runner-up finishes are recorded below, sourced from our full super bowl champions list.
Data last verified: 11 August 2026.
PSPittsburgh Steelers — 6 super bowl champions (Super Bowl IX - 1974, Super Bowl X - 1975, Super Bowl XIII - 1978, Super Bowl XIV - 1979, Super Bowl XL - 2005, Super Bowl XLIII - 2008).
Franchise history
Art Rooney founded Pittsburgh's NFL franchise on July 8, 1933, naming it the Pirates after the city's baseball club, a common practice of the era. The team was renamed the Steelers in 1940 to reflect Pittsburgh's steel-industry identity. The club's black-and-gold colors have been worn since its founding; while some accounts tie them directly to the steel industry, Pittsburgh historians (including the Pittsburgh History and Landmarks Foundation) trace the origin further back to the black-and-gold coat of arms of William Pitt, for whom the city is named, and which the city itself adopted for its official flag and seal — colors later shared by the Pirates and Penguins as well. Sources are not unanimous on which explanation is primary, so this should be read as a genuine point of disagreement.
For decades the Steelers were the NFL's most hapless team, going without a playoff win for their first four decades while playing at Forbes Field and, later, Pitt Stadium. Everything changed with the 1969 hiring of coach Chuck Noll, whose extraordinary drafting, headlined by four future Hall of Famers taken in 1974 (Lynn Swann, Jack Lambert, John Stallworth, and Mike Webster) alongside earlier picks Terry Bradshaw, Franco Harris, Joe Greene, and Jack Ham, built the "Steel Curtain" dynasty. Pittsburgh won an unprecedented four Super Bowls in six seasons (IX, X, XIII, and XIV, covering the 1974-1979 seasons), moving into Three Rivers Stadium in 1970.
After a down stretch in the 1980s, Bill Cowher's hiring in 1992 restored consistent contention, including a Super Bowl XXX loss to Dallas and a Super Bowl XL title after the 2005 season. Mike Tomlin, hired in 2007, became the youngest coach to win a Super Bowl (XLIII, following the 2008 season) and never had a losing season through his long tenure. The Rooney family has owned the team continuously since 1933, and the franchise moved into Heinz Field (now Acrisure Stadium) in 2001.
Sourcing caveat: Sources disagree on the origin of the Steelers' black-and-gold colors: some (including general franchise histories) attribute them simply to Pittsburgh's steel industry, while Pittsburgh historical societies trace them to the black-and-gold coat of arms of William Pitt, adopted into the city's own flag and seal — colors the Steelers, Pirates, and Penguins all share as a citywide convention rather than a steel-specific choice. Both explanations appear in reputable sources and are presented here without asserting a single definitive origin.
Sources
Super Bowl Champions won (6)
- Super Bowl IX - 1974
- Super Bowl X - 1975
- Super Bowl XIII - 1978
- Super Bowl XIV - 1979
- Super Bowl XL - 2005
- Super Bowl XLIII - 2008
Runner-up finishes (2)
- Super Bowl XXX - 1995
- Super Bowl XLV - 2010
See the full super bowl champions list for the winner each of these years.
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