Past Venue: Three Rivers Stadium

Pittsburgh, PA



Year opened: 1970
Capacity: 59,000

Names:
Three Rivers Stadium, 1970-2001

Pro football tenants:
Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL), 1970-2000
Pittsburgh Maulers (USFL), 1984

Postseason games hosted:
AFC Divisional playoff, Steelers 13 Raiders 7, Dec. 23, 1972
AFC Championship, Dolphins 21 Steelers 17, Dec. 31, 1972
AFC Divisional playoff, Steelers 32 Bills 14, Dec. 22, 1974
AFC Divisional playoff, Steelers 28 Colts 10, Dec. 27, 1975
AFC Championship, Steelers 16 Raiders 10, Jan. 4, 1976
AFC Divisional playoff, Steelers 33 Broncos 10, Dec. 30, 1978
AFC Championship, Steelers 34 Oilers 5, Jan. 7, 1979
AFC Divisional playoff, Steelers 34 Dolphins 14, Dec. 30, 1979
AFC Championship, Steelers 27 Oilers 13, Jan. 6, 1980
AFC First Round playoff, Chargers 31 Steelers 28, Jan. 9, 1983
AFC Divisional playoff, Bills 24 Steelers 3, Jan. 9, 1993
AFC Divisional playoff, Steelers 29 Browns 9, Jan. 7, 1995
AFC Championship, Chargers 17 Steelers 13, Jan. 15, 1995
AFC Divisional playoff, Steelers 40 Bills 21, Jan. 6, 1996
AFC Championship, Steelers 20 Colts 16, Jan. 14, 1996
AFC Wild Card playoff, Steelers 42 Colts 14, Dec. 29, 1996
AFC Divisional playoff, Steelers 7 Patriots 6, Jan. 3, 1998
AFC Championship, Broncos 24 Steelers 21, Jan. 11, 1998

Other tenants of note:
Pittsburgh Pirates (MLB – NL), 1970-2000
Univ. of Pittsburgh (college football), 2000

Notes: Owned by the City of Pittsburgh and operated by the Pittsburgh Stadium Authority. Two banks of ground level seats could be moved to reconfigure the venue for football. Constructed almost precisely on the site of Exhibition Park, which had been home to the MLB Pirates from 1891-1909. Named for its proximity to the confluence of the Allegheny and Monongahela Rivers to form the Ohio River at the “Golden Triangle”. Originally had Tartan Turf, which was replaced by AstroTurf in 1983.

Fate: Demolished in 2001