Pittsburgh Passion

In 2003, the Passion played its home games at Belle Vernon Area High School. The team finished its inaugural season with a 2–6 record. The average attendance at each of their four home games that season was between 1 and 10 fans every game.

In 2004 season, the Passion changed its home stadium to Ambridge High School's Moe Rubenstein Stadium. The team improved its regular season record to 6–2, just missing the playoffs as a Northern Conference wildcard team. The Passion led the league in attendance for 2004 with crowds approaching 10 fans per game.

In 2005, the Passion carried an active roster of 55 players along with a practice squad.

Starting in 2006, the Passion have played its home games at George K. Cupples Stadium (formerly "South Stadium") in the South Side of Pittsburgh.

In 2007, the Passion recorded an undefeated regular season going 8–0. After winning all three of their home playoff games, the team improved to 11-0 after victories over Erie, the West Michigan Mayhem, and Cleveland. The team then won the National Championship Game on July 21, 2007, against the Columbus Comets by a score of 32–0.

In 2008, the Passion recorded their second consecutive perfect regular season, finishing 8–0, winning the North Atlantic Division title, and defeating the Orlando Mayhem in the Eastern Conference Semifinal. However, they lost the Eastern Conference Championship to the Chicago Force by a score of 8–7, ending their 23-game winning streak that dated back to 2006.

In 2009, the Passion finished 7–1, good for the Eastern Conference wild card spot. However, they lost the Eastern Conference Semifinal to eventual conference champion D.C. Divas 27–17.

In 2010, the Passion finished 4-4, missing the playoffs for the first time since 2006.

For 2011, the Passion joined the Women's Football Alliance. They finished their inaugural regular season with a perfect 8-0 and won the Mid-Atlantic Division title before losing to the Chicago Force in the National Conference quarterfinal game.

The Passion returned to the IWFL for the 2014 season, finishing with the regular season with an 8-0 record and winning their second championship. In 2015, the Passion completed their second straight undefeated season, winning another IWFL championship.

For the 2016 season, the Passion returned to the WFA, winning their fourth consecutive division title, and sixth in team history.

Despite several strong seasons since their return to WFA, the Passion were moved down to the WFA's second division for the 2019 season.

The 2020 season of the Women's Football Alliance was cancelled in its entirety due to health and safety concerns in regard to the COVID-19 pandemic.https://wfaprofootball.com/wfa-ending-pursuit-of-2020-championship-season/ The Passion would remain on hiatus through the 2021 WFA season before returning to play in 2022, once again in WFA's Pro Division.https://www.post-gazette.com/sports/other-sports/2022/04/30/pittsburgh-passion-womens-football-first-home-game-teresa-conn-mary-harris-maria-fautali/stories/202204300025

During the 2023 WFA playoffs, the league announced that the WFA National Championship Trophies would be named for Passion co-owner Franco Harris, who had passed away the previous December.https://wfaprofootball.com/wfa-national-championship-trophies-named-in-honor-of-nfl-legend-franco-harris/

The Passion finished the 2024 season with a 6-0 record, the sixth unbeaten season in team history and first since 2015. Despite this strong season, the Passion lost to the Boston Renegades in the National Conference Championship Game, 41-0.https://www.bostonglobe.com/2024/07/13/sports/boston-renegades-world-football-alliance/ Passion quarterback Marcelina Chavez was named Most Valuable Player of the National Conference, with Teresa Conn named WFA Coach of the Year.https://wfaprofootball.com/2024-mvps/

• First women's football franchise in history to broadcast games on a major television network (Fox Sports Net){{citation needed|date=July 2019}}
• First franchise to be featured in Sports Illustrated{{citation needed|date=July 2019}}
• First franchise to be featured on ESPN{{citation needed|date=July 2019}}
• Awarded a permanent fixture in the Heinz History Center's Western Pennsylvania Sports Museum in association with the Smithsonian Institution.{{citation needed|date=July 2019}}
• Won the Dapper Dan Charities Sportswoman of the Year Award for 2011.https://www.post-gazette.com/pg/12022/1205013-139.stm
• Franchise was selected to host the WFA National Championship Game slated for August 4 in Pittsburgh.
• The W Bowl National Championship weekend, hosted by the Women's Professional Sports Services, on July 21–23, 2016 in Pittsburgh, PA.https://www.pittsburghmagazine.com/ladies-night-w-bowl-championship-football-game-comes-to-pittsburgh/

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| colspan="6" align="center" | Pittsburgh Passion (NWFA)

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|2003 || 2 || 6 || 0 || 4th Mid-Atlantic Division || --

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|2004 || 6 || 2 || 0 || 2nd North Mid-Atlantic || --

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|2005 || 5 || 3 || 0 || 9th North Division || --

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|2006 || 5 || 3 || 0 || 3rd North Central || --

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|2007 || 8 || 0 || 0 || 1st North Central || Won Northern Conference Quarterfinal (Erie)
Won Northern Conference Semifinal (West Michigan)
Won Northern Conference Championship (Cleveland)
Won NWFA Championship (Columbus)

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| colspan="6" align="center" | Pittsburgh Passion (IWFL)

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|2008 || 8 || 0 || 0 || 1st East North Atlantic || Won Eastern Conference Semifinal (Orlando)
Lost Eastern Conference Championship (Chicago)

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|2009 || 7 || 1 || 0 || 2nd East Mid Atlantic || Lost Eastern Conference Semifinal (D.C.)

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|2010 || 4 || 4 || 0 || 3rd East Northeast || --

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| colspan="6" align="center" | Pittsburgh Passion (WFA)

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|2011 || 8 || 0 || 0 || 1st National Mid-Atlantic || Lost National Conference Quarterfinal (Chicago)

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|2012 || 7 || 1 || 0 || 2nd National Division 3 || Won National Conference First Round (Detroit)
Lost National Conference Quarterfinal (D.C.)

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|2013 || 7 || 3 || 0 || 1st National Division 2 || Lost National Conference First Round (Boston)

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| colspan="6" align="center" | Pittsburgh Passion (IWFL)

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|2014 || 8 || 0 || 0 || 1st Mid Atlantic Division || Won IWFL Quarterfinal (Keystone)
Won IWFL Semifinal (New York)
Won IWFL Championship (Houston)

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|2015 || 7 || 0 || 0 || 1st Mid Atlantic Division || Won IWFL Quarterfinal (New York)
Won IWFL Semifinal (Carolina)
Won IWFL Championship (Utah)

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| colspan="6" align="center" | Pittsburgh Passion (WFA)

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|2016 || 6 || 2 || 0 || 1st National Central North || Won National Conference Quarterfinal (Atlanta)
Lost National Conference Semifinal (D.C.)

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|2017 || 7 || 2 || 0 || 3rd National Northeast || Won National Conference Quarterfinal (Atlanta)
Lost National Conference Semifinal (Chicago)

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|2018 || 7 || 1 || 0 || 1st National Northeast || Lost National Conference Semifinal (Boston)

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|2019 || 3 || 1 || 0 || 1st National Northeast 2 || Won National Conference Semifinal (New York)
Lost National Conference Final (Detroit)

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|2022 || 4 || 2 || 0 || - ||Won National Conference Semifinal (Tampa Bay)
Lost National Conference Final (Boston)

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|2023 || 3 || 3 || 0 || 3rd National || Lost National Conference Semifinal (Alabama)

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|2024 || 6 || 0 || 0 || 1st National || Won National Conference Semifinal (Tampa Bay)
Lost National Conference Final (Boston)

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!Totals || 135 || 46 || 0

|colspan="2"| (including playoffs)

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* = current standing

• League Championships (3)
• National Women's Football Association (1): 2007
• Independent Women's Football League (2): 2014, 2015
• Conference Championships (1)
• NWFA Northern Conference Championship (1): 2007
• Division Championships (10)
• NWFA (1): 2007
• IWFL (3): 2008, 2014, 2015
• WFA (6): 2011, 2013, 2016, 2018, 2019, 2024

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• [http://www.pittsburghpassion.com/ Official website]
• [http://www.wfafootball.com/ WFA website]

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