University Challenge 2010–11

Series 40 of University Challenge began on 5 July 2010^[1] 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		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		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		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		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		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		Team 2	Total	Broadcast Date
University of York	85	290	Magdalen College, Oxford	375	4 April 2011[2]

• 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.