# University Challenge 2007–08

Series 37 of University Challenge began on 9 July 2007 and was broadcast on BBC Two. This is a list of the matches played, their scores, and outcomes.

## Main draw

* 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.
* Teams with black scores have been disqualified.

### First round

| Team 1 | Score | Score | Team 2 | Broadcast Date |
| University of Nottingham | 240 | 185 | University of Lancaster | 9 July 2007 |
| School of Oriental and African Studies | 165 | 160 | Magdalen College, Oxford | 16 July 2007 |
| University of Leeds | 225 | 165 | University of Liverpool | 23 July 2007 |
| University of Birmingham | 145 | 200 | University of St Andrews | 30 July 2007 |
| St Cross College, Oxford | 110 | 255 | Trinity Hall, Cambridge | 7 August 2007 |
| University of Central Lancashire | 90 | 265 | University of Sheffield | 14 August 2007 |
| Lucy Cavendish College, Cambridge | 130 | 225 | University of Warwick | 21 August 2007 |
| Worcester College, Oxford | 160 | 130 | Pembroke College, Cambridge | 28 August 2007 |
| Bangor University | 105 | 130 | University of Edinburgh | 4 September 2007 |
| Durham University | 120 | 255 | St Edmund Hall, Oxford | 11 September 2007 |
| Jesus College, Cambridge | 140 | 215 | University of Exeter | 18 September 2007 |
| University of Manchester | 260 | 105 | University of Newcastle | 25 September 2007 |
| St George's, University of London | 130 | 175 | University of York | 1 October 2007 |
| Christ Church, Oxford | 245 | 65 | Homerton College, Cambridge | 8 October 2007 |

#### Highest Scoring Losers Playoffs

| Team 1 | Score | Score | Team 2 | Broadcast Date |
| University of Lancaster | 50 | 315 | University of Birmingham | 15 October 2007 |
| University of Liverpool | 100 | 185 | Magdalen College, Oxford | 22 October 2007 |

### Second round

| Team 1 | Score | Score | Team 2 | Broadcast Date |
| School of Oriental and African Studies | 110 | 155 | University of Exeter | 12 November 2007 |
| University of York | 130 | 205 | University of St Andrews | 19 November 2007 |
| University of Birmingham | 200 | 210 | Magdalen College, Oxford | 26 November 2007 |
| University of Leeds | 195 | 230 | University of Warwick | 3 December 2007 |
| University of Manchester | 210 | 170 | St Edmund Hall, Oxford | 10 December 2007 |
| University of Sheffield | 270 | 135 | University of Edinburgh | 17 December 2007 |
| University of Nottingham | 180 | 305 | Christ Church, Oxford | 7 January 2008 |
| Trinity Hall, Cambridge | 220 | 50 | Worcester College, Oxford | 14 January 2008 |

### Quarterfinals

| Team 1 | Score | Score | Team 2 | Broadcast Date |
| University of Manchester | 195 | 150 | Trinity Hall, Cambridge | 21 January 2008 |
| Christ Church, Oxford | 255 | 170 | University of Warwick | 28 January 2008 |
| University of St Andrews | 115 | 180 | Magdalen College, Oxford | 4 February 2008 |
| University of Sheffield | 305 | 155 | University of Exeter | 11 February 2008 |

### Semifinals

| Team 1 | Score | Score | Team 2 | Broadcast Date |
| University of Manchester | 170 | 220 | Christ Church, Oxford | 18 February 2008 |
| Magdalen College, Oxford | 165 | 275 | University of Sheffield | 25 February 2008 |

### Final

| Team 1 | Score | Score | Team 2 | Broadcast Date |
| Christ Church, Oxford | 220 | 170 | University of Sheffield | 3 March 2008 |
* The trophy and title were awarded to the Christ Church team of Alex Bubb, Charles Markland, Max Kaufman, and Susannah Darby.
* The trophy was presented by Joan Bakewell.
* In March 2009, it was revealed that Charles Markland, a member of the winning team from Christ Church, Oxford, had transferred his studies to Balliol College halfway through the series. He claimed that his team captain had contacted a researcher concerning the situation, and had been told that this was not a problem and that the same team should be maintained for continuity purposes.