University Challenge 1995–96 Explained

Series 25 of University Challenge ran between 1 November 1995 and 1 May 1996.

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

Team 1	Score		Team 2	Broadcast Date
University of Middlesex	215	200	University of Exeter	1 November 1995
London School of Economics	260		Keble College, Oxford	8 November 1995
University of Lancaster	240	225	University of Wales, Swansea	15 November 1995
University of Surrey		175	Liverpool John Moores University	22 November 1995
Gonville and Caius College, Cambridge	195	210	University College, Oxford	29 November 1995
Charing Cross and Westminster Medical School		230	Heriot-Watt University	6 December 1995
Keele University	190		Trinity Hall, Cambridge	13 December 1995
Newcastle University	295		The Open University	20 December 1995
University of Birmingham		270	Selwyn College, Cambridge	29 December 1995
University of St Andrews		205	Imperial College London	3 January 1996
Pembroke College, Oxford	200	215	University of Warwick	10 January 1996
Lucy Cavendish College, Cambridge		240	South Bank University	17 January 1996

Second round

Team 1	Score		Team 2	Broadcast Date
University of Middlesex		225	Selwyn College, Cambridge	24 January 1996
University College, Oxford	335		Heriot-Watt University	31 January 1996
London School of Economics	230		Keele University	7 February 1996
Pembroke College, Oxford	285		University of Wales, Swansea	14 February 1996
University of Warwick	200		Gonville and Caius College, Cambridge	21 February 1996
Newcastle University	300		South Bank University	28 February 1996
University of Exeter	185		Liverpool John Moores University	6 March 1996
Imperial College London	290		University of Lancaster	13 March 1996

Quarter-finals

Team 1	Score		Team 2	Broadcast Date
Selwyn College, Cambridge	270		University College, Oxford	20 March 1996
London School of Economics	225		Pembroke College, Oxford	27 March 1996
University of Warwick	235		Newcastle University	3 April 1996
University of Exeter		325	Imperial College London	10 April 1996

Semi-finals

Team 1	Score		Team 2	Broadcast Date
Selwyn College, Cambridge		280	London School of Economics	17 April 1996
University of Warwick		300	Imperial College London	24 April 1996

Final

The trophy and title were awarded to the Imperial team of Jim Totty, Nick Bradshaw, Mark Pallen and Chris Harrison.
The trophy was presented by John Simpson.

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