# University Challenge 2010–11

Series 40 of University Challenge began on 5 July 2010 and aired on BBC Two. Below is a list of the matches played with 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 must win one more match to return in the next round (current highest scoring losers, teams that won their first quarter final match, teams that won their second quarter final match having lost their first, or teams that won their first quarter final match and lost their second).
* Teams with yellow scores indicate that two further matches must be played and won (teams that lost their first quarter final match).
* A score in italics indicates a match decided on a tie-breaker question.

### First round

| Team 1 | Score | Score | Team 2 | Total | Broadcast Date |
| University of St Andrews | 185 | 190 | University of Bristol | 375 | 5 July 2010 |
| Cardiff University | 210 | 220 | Oxford Brookes University | 430 | 12 July 2010 |
| Balliol College, Oxford | 155 | 190 | Queens' College, Cambridge | 345 | 19 July 2010 |
| Peterhouse, Cambridge | 265 | 165 | University of Exeter | 430 | 26 July 2010 |
| University of York | 245 | 105 | Royal College of Music | 350 | 2 August 2010 |
| Newnham College, Cambridge | 135 | 115 | University of Southampton | 250 | 9 August 2010 |
| Christ's College, Cambridge | 290 | 60 | University of Liverpool | 350 | 16 August 2010 |
| Downing College, Cambridge | 160 | 95 | St Edmund Hall, Oxford | 255 | 23 August 2010 |
| University of Newcastle | 70 | 315 | University of Sheffield | 385 | 30 August 2010 |
| University College London | 155 | 125 | Hertford College, Oxford | 280 | 6 September 2010 |
| Durham University | 120 | 340 | Magdalen College, Oxford | 460 | 13 September 2010 |
| University of Edinburgh | 335 | 35 | Jesus College, Oxford | 370 | 20 September 2010 |
| University of the Arts London | 215 | 95 | Imperial College London | 310 | 27 September 2010 |
| Merton College, Oxford | 180 | 175 | St John's College, Cambridge | 355 | 11 October 2010 |

#### Highest Scoring Losers play-offs

| Team 1 | Score | Score | Team 2 | Total | Broadcast Date |
| Cardiff University | 140 | 225 | University of Exeter | 365 | 18 October 2010 |
| University of St Andrews | 165 | 225 | St John's College, Cambridge | 390 | 25 October 2010 |

### Second round

| Team 1 | Score | Score | Team 2 | Total | Broadcast Date |
| Christ's College, Cambridge | 220 | 160 | University of Edinburgh | 380 | 1 November 2010 |
| Oxford Brookes University | 320 | 100 | University of the Arts London | 420 | 8 November 2010 |
| University of Exeter | 140 | 195 | University of York | 335 | 15 November 2010 |
| Peterhouse, Cambridge | 215 | 205 | St John's College, Cambridge | 420 | 22 November 2010 |
| University College London | 230 | 250 | University of Sheffield | 480 | 29 November 2010 |
| Downing College, Cambridge | 125 | 190 | Magdalen College, Oxford | 315 | 6 December 2010 |
| Merton College, Oxford | 120 | 175 | Queens' College, Cambridge | 295 | 13 December 2010 |
| Newnham College, Cambridge | 70 | 275 | University of Bristol | 345 | 20 December 2010 |

### Quarter-finals

| Team 1 | Score | Score | Team 2 | Total | Broadcast Date |
| Christ's College, Cambridge | 160 | 185 | Oxford Brookes University | 345 | 10 January 2011 |
| University of York | 120 | 205 | Peterhouse, Cambridge | 325 | 17 January 2011 |
| University of Sheffield | 230 | 225 | Magdalen College, Oxford | 455 | 24 January 2011 |
| Queens' College, Cambridge | 190 | 160 | University of Bristol | 350 | 31 January 2011 |
| Oxford Brookes University | 135 | 265 | University of Sheffield | 400 | 7 February 2011 |
| Christ's College, Cambridge | 120 | 330 | Magdalen College, Oxford | 450 | 14 February 2011 |
| Peterhouse, Cambridge | 215 | 160 | Queens' College, Cambridge | 375 | 21 February 2011 |
| University of York | 280 | 140 | University of Bristol | 420 | 28 February 2011 |
| Magdalen College, Oxford | 245 | 195 | Queens' College, Cambridge | 440 | 7 March 2011 |
| Oxford Brookes University | 190 | 195 | University of York | 385 | 14 March 2011 |

### Semi-finals

| Team 1 | Score | Score | Team 2 | Total | Broadcast Date |
| University of Sheffield | 155 | 250 | University of York | 405 | 21 March 2011 |
| Peterhouse, Cambridge | 130 | 260 | Magdalen College, Oxford | 390 | 28 March 2011 |

### Final

| Team 1 | Score | Score | Team 2 | Total | Broadcast Date |
| University of York | 85 | 290 | Magdalen College, Oxford | 375 | 4 April 2011 |
* The trophy and title were awarded to the Magdalen team of James McComish, Kyle Haddad-Fonda, Matthew Chan, and Will Cudmore.
* The trophy was presented by Antony Beevor.