List of Every Super Bowl All-Time in Regular and Roman Numerals

With its unique food, betting opportunities and theatrics, the Super Bowl is unlike any other sporting event. Everything about the Super Bowl is bigger, even the name.

One clear difference is that the Super Bowl uses roman numerals rather than traditional numbers. For instance, this year's NFL championship game between the Kansas City Chiefs and Philadelphia Eagles is titled Super Bowl LVII, which means Super Bowl 57.

That may seem odd to some people, so let's explain why that's the case.

Why is the Super Bowl in Roman Numerals?

Whereas most sports championships are named after the year in which they take place (i.e. 2023 NBA Finals), the Super Bowl is different. Instead of the year, it uses the number of how many times the game has been played. In other words, the 2023 edition of the Super Bowl is called Super Bowl LVII because it is the 57th Super Bowl in NFL history.

The Super Bowl has roman numerals for a few reasons. One reason is because the game always takes place in the calendar year after the regular season. For example, the Super Bowl that takes place in February 2023 is actually for the 2022 NFL season, which ran from September 2022 - January 2023. Using the number of the game rather than the year helps eliminate any confusion about whether the 2023 Super Bowl is referring to the game that was played in 2023 or the game that decided the 2023 season (which will be played in 2024).

Another reason is because roman numerals make the game seem even bigger and more important, like a movie sequel or the next round of a fight. At least that's what AFL and Chiefs founder Lamar Hunt thought when he initially proposed the idea.

History of Super Bowl Roman Numerals

Roman numerals were not originally part of the Super Bowl's title when the game was first played in 1967. In fact, it wasn't even called the Super Bowl at first. The game was originally called the AFL-NFL World Championship Game, which was later changed to the Super Bowl in 1969.

The NFL didn't officially include roman numerals until the fifth edition of the game in 1971, making it Super Bowl V. Roman numerals were thus retroactively added to the four Super Bowls that preceded it.

Every Super Bowl since then has had roman numerals in the title except for one -- Super Bowl 50. The roman numeral for 50 is "L", which also stands for loss in sports. Accordingly, Super Bowl 50 is the only game referred to be its traditional number rather than the roman numeral version of it.

Here's a list of every Super Bowl game in roman numerals and its corresponding number.

• 1967: Super Bowl I - Super Bowl 1
• 1968: Super Bowl II - Super Bowl 2
• 1969: Super Bowl III - Super Bowl 3
• 1970: Super Bowl IV - Super Bowl 4
• 1971: Super Bowl V - Super Bowl 5
• 1972: Super Bowl VI - Super Bowl 6
• 1973: Super Bowl VII - Super Bowl 7
• 1974: Super Bowl VIII - Super Bowl 8
• 1975: Super Bowl IX - Super Bowl 9
• 1976: Super Bowl X - Super Bowl 10
• 1977: Super Bowl XI - Super Bowl 11
• 1978: Super Bowl XII - Super Bowl 12
• 1979: Super Bowl XIII - Super Bowl 13
• 1980: Super Bowl XIV - Super Bowl 14
• 1981: Super Bowl XV - Super Bowl 15
• 1982: Super Bowl XVI - Super Bowl 16
• 1983: Super Bowl XVII - Super Bowl 17
• 1984: Super Bowl XVIII - Super Bowl 18
• 1985: Super Bowl XIX - Super Bowl 19
• 1986: Super Bowl XX - Super Bowl 20
• 1987: Super Bowl XXI - Super Bowl 21
• 1988: Super Bowl XXII - Super Bowl 22
• 1989: Super Bowl XXIII - Super Bowl 23
• 1990: Super Bowl XXIV - Super Bowl 24
• 1991: Super Bowl XXV - Super Bowl 25
• 1992: Super Bowl XXVI - Super Bowl 26
• 1993: Super Bowl XXVII - Super Bowl 27
• 1994: Super Bowl XXVIII - Super Bowl 28
• 1995: Super Bowl XXVIX - Super Bowl 29
• 1996: Super Bowl XXX - Super Bowl 30
• 1997: Super Bowl XXXI - Super Bowl 31
• 1998: Super Bowl XXXII - Super Bowl 32
• 1999: Super Bowl XXXIII - Super Bowl 33
• 2000: Super Bowl XXXIV - Super Bowl 34
• 2001: Super Bowl XXXV - Super Bowl 35
• 2002: Super Bowl XXXVI - Super Bowl 36
• 2003: Super Bowl XXXVII - Super Bowl 37
• 2004: Super Bowl XXXVIII - Super Bowl 38
• 2005: Super Bowl XXXIX - Super Bowl 39
• 2006: Super Bowl XL - Super Bowl 40
• 2007: Super Bowl XLI - Super Bowl 41
• 2008: Super Bowl XLII - Super Bowl 42
• 2009: Super Bowl XLIII - Super Bowl 43
• 2010: Super Bowl XLIV - Super Bowl 44
• 2011: Super Bowl XLV - Super Bowl 45
• 2012: Super Bowl XLVI - Super Bowl 46
• 2013: Super Bowl XLVII - Super Bowl 47
• 2014: Super Bowl XLVIII - Super Bowl 48
• 2015: Super Bowl XLIX - Super Bowl 49
• 2017: Super Bowl LI - Super Bowl 51
• 2018: Super Bowl LII - Super Bowl 52
• 2019: Super Bowl LIII - Super Bowl 53
• 2020: Super Bowl LIV - Super Bowl 54
• 2021: Super Bowl LV - Super Bowl 55
• 2022: Super Bowl LVI - Super Bowl 56

As mentioned above, Super Bowl 50 is excluded from this list because it did not use its roman numeral (L). Next on the list is Super Bowl LVII (57) for 2023, followed by Super Bowl LVIII (58) next year.