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University Challenge 1996–97

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Series 26 of University Challenge ran between 12 November 1996 and 4 June 1997.

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 highest scoring losers.
  • A score in italics indicates a match decided on a tie-breaker question.

=First round=

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Team 1colspan=2 | ScoreTeam 2Broadcast Date
Imperial College, London

| style="background:orange"|200

| style="background:#88ff88"|210

| St Catharine's College, Cambridge

| 12 November 1996

Queen's University, Belfast

| style="background:#88ff88"|165

| style="background:#ff4444"|{{fontcolor|white|135}}

| University of Wales, Cardiff

| 19 November 1996

King's College London School of Medicine and Dentistry

| style="background:#88ff88"|155

| style="background:#ff4444"|{{fontcolor|white|135}}

| Keble College, Oxford

| 26 November 1996

University of Manchester

| style="background:#88ff88"|360

| style="background:#ff4444"|{{fontcolor|white|40}}

| Birkbeck, University of London

| 3 December 1996

Newnham College, Cambridge

| style="background:#88ff88"|200

| style="background:#ff4444"|{{fontcolor|white|155}}

| London School of Economics

| 10 December 1996

Charing Cross Hospital

| style="background:orange"|175

| style="background:#88ff88"|220

| University of Glamorgan

| 17 December 1996

University of St Andrews

| style="background:#88ff88"|215

| style="background:orange"|170

| Girton College, Cambridge

| 6 January 1997

University of Surrey

| style="background:#ff4444"|{{fontcolor|white|130}}

| style="background:#88ff88"|230

| University of the West of England

| 13 January 1997

Corpus Christi College, Cambridge

| style="background:#88ff88"|240

| style="background:orange"|205

| Exeter College, Oxford

| 20 January 1997

The Open University

| style="background:#88ff88"|395

| style="background:#ff4444"|{{fontcolor|white|85}}

| University of Wales, Swansea

| 27 January 1997

Harris Manchester College, Oxford

| style="background:#88ff88"|200

| style="background:#ff4444"|{{fontcolor|white|165}}

| University of Glasgow

| 3 February 1997

University of Portsmouth

| style="background:#ff4444"|{{fontcolor|white|150}}

| style="background:#88ff88"|280

| Magdalen College, Oxford

| 10 February 1997

=Second round=

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Team 1colspan=2 | ScoreTeam 2Broadcast Date
Magdalen College, Oxford

| style="background:#88ff88"|195

| style="background:#ff4444"|{{fontcolor|white|175}}

| University of the West of England

| 26 February 1997

Queen's University, Belfast

| style="background:#88ff88"|250

| style="background:#ff4444"|{{fontcolor|white|130}}

| Girton College, Cambridge

| 5 March 1997

Victoria University of Manchester

| style="background:#88ff88"|200

| style="background:#ff4444"|{{fontcolor|white|165}}

| Imperial College, London

| 12 March 1997

University of Glamorgan

| style="background:#88ff88"|155

| style="background:#ff4444"|{{fontcolor|white|150}}

| University of St Andrews

| 19 March 1997

Newnham College, Cambridge

| style="background:#ff4444"|{{fontcolor|white|125}}

| style="background:#88ff88"|165

| Harris Manchester College, Oxford

| 26 March 1997

Charing Cross Hospital

| style="background:#88ff88"|225

| style="background:#ff4444"|{{fontcolor|white|95}}

| King's College London School of Medicine and Dentistry

| 2 April 1997

St Catharine's College, Cambridge

| style="background:#ff4444"|{{fontcolor|white|215}}

| style="background:#88ff88"|255

| Exeter College, Oxford

| 9 April 1997

Corpus Christi College, Cambridge

| style="background:#ff4444"|{{fontcolor|white|185}}

| style="background:#88ff88"|215

| The Open University

| 16 April 1997

=Quarter-finals=

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Team 1colspan=2 | ScoreTeam 2Broadcast Date
Magdalen College, Oxford

| style="background:#88ff88"|335

| style="background:#ff4444"|{{fontcolor|white|110}}

| Queen's University, Belfast

| 23 April 1997

Victoria University of Manchester

| style="background:#88ff88"|235

| style="background:#ff4444"|{{fontcolor|white|150}}

| University of Glamorgan

| 30 April 1997

Harris Manchester College, Oxford

| style="background:#ff4444"|{{fontcolor|white|135}}

| style="background:#88ff88"|210

| Charing Cross Hospital

| 7 May 1997

Exeter College, Oxford

| style="background:#ff4444"|{{fontcolor|white|170}}

| style="background:#88ff88"|180

| The Open University

| 14 May 1997

=Semi-finals=

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Team 1colspan=2 | ScoreTeam 2Broadcast Date
Magdalen College, Oxford

| style="background:#88ff88"|240

| style="background:#ff4444"|{{fontcolor|white|225}}

| Victoria University of Manchester

| 21 May 1997

Charing Cross Hospital

| style="background:#ff4444"|{{fontcolor|white|65}}

| style="background:#88ff88"|415

| The Open University

| 28 May 1997

=Final=

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Team 1colspan=2 | ScoreTeam 2Broadcast Date
Magdalen College, Oxford

| style="background:gold"|250

| style="background:silver"|{{fontcolor|white|195}}

| The Open University

| 4 June 1997

  • The trophy and title were awarded to the Magdalen team of Colin Andress, Gwilym Thear, Jim Adams, and Alison Reeves.
  • The trophy was presented by Germaine Greer.

References

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External links

  • [http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b006t6l0 University Challenge Homepage]
  • [http://www.blanchflower.org/uc/uc97.html Blanchflower Results Table]

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1996

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Category:1997 British television seasons