# University Challenge 2003–04

Series 33 of University Challenge began on 15 September 2003, with the final on 12 April 2004.

## 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 the first round losers with the highest losing scores.
* A score in italics indicates a match decided on a tie-breaker question.

### First round

| Team 1 | Score | Score | Team 2 | Broadcast date |
| St Hugh's College, Oxford | 150 | 195 | University of Strathclyde | 15 September 2003 |
| University of Hull | 160 | 180 | Bangor University | 22 September 2003 |
| Corpus Christi College, Cambridge | 80 | 150 | Royal Northern College of Music | 29 September 2003 |
| St John's College, Oxford | 175 | 235 | London Metropolitan University | 6 October 2003 |
| University of Edinburgh | 115 | 155 | University of Warwick | 13 October 2003 |
| Jesus College, Cambridge | 270 | 90 | Oriel College, Oxford | 20 October 2003 |
| Queen's College, Oxford | 140 | 105 | Imperial College London | 27 October 2003 |
| University of Nottingham | 110 | 160 | Magdalen College, Oxford | 3 November 2003 |
| University of Bristol | 70 | 225 | Durham University | 10 November 2003 |
| Wolfson College, Cambridge | 135 | 140 | University of Sussex | 17 November 2003 |
| University of Reading | 140 | 210 | Gonville and Caius College, Cambridge | 24 November 2003 |
| St Edmund's College, Cambridge | 165 | 120 | London School of Economics | 1 December 2003 |
| University of St Andrews | 195 | 75 | City University London | 8 December 2003 |
| University of Bradford | 35 | 280 | Queen's University Belfast | 15 December 2003 |

#### Highest Scoring Losers Playoffs

| Team 1 | Score | Score | Team 2 | Broadcast date |
| St John's College, Oxford | 140 | 125 | University of Hull | 22 December 2003 |
| St Hugh's College, Oxford | 140 | 155 | University of Reading | 29 December 2003 |

### Second round

| Team 1 | Score | Score | Team 2 | Broadcast date |
| Magdalen College, Oxford | 165 | 130 | University of Sussex | 5 January 2004 |
| University of St Andrews | 200 | 105 | Queen's University Belfast | 12 January 2004 |
| Gonville and Caius College, Cambridge | 195 | 140 | University of Strathclyde | 19 January 2004 |
| St John's College, Oxford | 215 | 190 | University of Reading | 26 January 2004 |
| Queen's College, Oxford | 150 | 180 | Royal Northern College of Music | 2 February 2004 |
| Jesus College, Cambridge | 225 | 110 | Bangor University | 9 February 2004 |
| London Metropolitan University | 150 | 140 | Durham University | 16 February 2004 |
| University of Warwick | 80 | 180 | St Edmund's College, Cambridge | 23 February 2004 |

### Quarter-finals

| Team 1 | Score | Score | Team 2 | Broadcast date |
| Magdalen College, Oxford | 190 | 130 | Royal Northern College of Music | 1 March 2004 |
| St Edmund's College, Cambridge | 50 | 225 | University of St Andrews | 8 March 2004 |
| Gonville and Caius College, Cambridge | 180 | 165 | St John's College, Oxford | 15 March 2004 |
| London Metropolitan University | 225 | 210 | Jesus College, Cambridge | 22 March 2004 |

### Semi-finals

| Team 1 | Score | Score | Team 2 | Broadcast date |
| Magdalen College, Oxford | 265 | 85 | University of St Andrews | 29 March 2004 |
| Gonville and Caius College, Cambridge | 220 | 190 | London Metropolitan University | 5 April 2004 |

### Final

| Team 1 | Score | Score | Team 2 | Broadcast date |
| Magdalen College, Oxford | 190 | 160 | Gonville and Caius College, Cambridge | 12 April 2004 |
* The trophy and title were awarded to the Magdalen team of Dave Cox, Matt Holdcroft, Freya McClements, and Josh Spero.
* The trophy was presented by Bill Bryson.