University Challenge 2003–04

Series 33 of University Challenge began on 15 September 2003, with the final on 12 April 2004.^[1]

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		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		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		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		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		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		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.