# University Challenge 2004–05

Series 34 of University Challenge began on 13 September 2004 and was broadcast on BBC Two. This is a list of the matches played, their scores, and outcomes.

## Results

* Winning teams are highlighted in bold.
* Teams with green scores (winners) returned in the next round, while those with red scores (losers) were eliminated.
* Teams with orange scores have lost, but survived as highest scoring losers.
* A score in italics indicates a match decided on a tie-breaker question.

### First round

| Team 1 | Score | Score | Team 2 | Broadcast Date |
| University of Leicester | 150 | 145 | Jesus College, Cambridge | 13 September 2004 |
| University of York | 120 | 250 | University of Lancaster | 20 September 2004 |
| University of Newcastle | 155 | 150 | University College, Oxford | 27 September 2004 |
| University of Warwick | 100 | 265 | University College London | 4 October 2004 |
| Balliol College, Oxford | 170 | 105 | Downing College, Cambridge | 11 October 2004 |
| Durham University | 190 | 70 | Kingston University | 1 November 2004 |
| St John's College, Cambridge | 70 | 195 | University of Reading | 8 November 2004 |
| University of Glasgow | 100 | 125 | University of Edinburgh | 15 November 2004 |
| St Hilda's College, Oxford | 150 | 120 | University of Portsmouth | 22 November 2004 |
| Magdalene College, Cambridge | 80 | 195 | University of Sheffield | 29 November 2004 |
| Queen's University, Belfast | 130 | 185 | University of East Anglia | 6 December 2004 |
| Trinity College, Cambridge | 110 | 195 | Corpus Christi College, Oxford | 13 December 2004 |
| University of St Andrews | 40 | 315 | University of Manchester | 20 December 2004 |
| Royal Holloway, University of London | 135 | 75 | Greyfriars, Oxford | 3 January 2005 |

#### Highest Scoring Losers Playoffs

| Team 1 | Score | Score | Team 2 | Broadcast Date |
| University College, Oxford | 200 | 85 | University of York | 10 January 2005 |
| Jesus College, Cambridge | 275 | 40 | Queen's University, Belfast | 17 January 2005 |

### Second round

| Team 1 | Score | Score | Team 2 | Broadcast Date |
| University of Edinburgh | 155 | 70 | Royal Holloway, University of London | 24 January 2005 |
| University of Manchester | 250 | 130 | University of Newcastle | 31 January 2005 |
| St Hilda's College, Oxford | 155 | 120 | University of Leicester | 7 February 2005 |
| University of Sheffield | 145 | 240 | Corpus Christi College, Oxford | 14 February 2005 |
| Balliol College, Oxford | 215 | 195 | Durham University | 21 February 2005 |
| University of Lancaster | 175 | 60 | University of Reading | 28 February 2005 |
| University College London | 245 | 105 | University of East Anglia | 7 March 2005 |
| University College, Oxford | 135 | 165 | Jesus College, Cambridge | 14 March 2005 |

### Quarterfinals

| Team 1 | Score | Score | Team 2 | Broadcast Date |
| Balliol College, Oxford | 215 | 75 | University of Edinburgh | 21 March 2005 |
| Corpus Christi College, Oxford | 345 | 80 | University of Lancaster | 28 March 2005 |
| University College London | 175 | 110 | Jesus College, Cambridge | 4 April 2005 |
| University of Manchester | 215 | 150 | St Hilda's College, Oxford | 11 April 2005 |

### Semifinals

| Team 1 | Score | Score | Team 2 | Broadcast Date |
| Balliol College, Oxford | 205 | 255 | Corpus Christi College, Oxford | 18 April 2005 |
| University College London | 190 | 185 | University of Manchester | 25 April 2005 |

### Final

| Team 1 | Score | Score | Team 2 | Broadcast Date |
| Corpus Christi College, Oxford | 250 | 140 | University College London | 9 May 2005 |
* The trophy and title were awarded to the Corpus Christi team of Nick Sharp, Stefano Mariani, Charles Oakley, and David Whitley.
* The trophy was presented by Pete Postlethwaite.