University Challenge — Appearances, 1962–1987

Below is a list of the 120 institutions that I have found that appeared on at least one series during the Bamber Gascoigne series between 1962 and 1987. In most cases, my information on the series is incomplete so a gap does not guarantee that an institution didn't actually appear on a given series. Also, unless a team is marked as having made the quarter-finals or later, some of the teams marked as not having progressed beyond the first round may in fact have done so. See the series results tables by clicking on the cell in the table to find out more.

Also, the many teams that I've seen claimed to be on particular series without further details on their appearance are marked with a hyphen (-). Inevitably, some of these will turn out to be incorrect, usually one series out from the correct series, due to faulty memory or inconsistency in reporting the series (eg "I was on the show in 1970", could mean either the 1969-70, or 1970-71, probably the latter).

After the first few series, institutions were invited to appear in rotation, with most universities invited every other year, and Cambridge and Oxford colleges invited every three years or so, meaning that it was rare for a university to be on two years in succession. Exceptions to this were usually because a team had lost a close match, and a complaint about an incorrect question sometimes resulted in that team's being invited back for the next series. Similarly, if a team was still undefeated when the first round ended then they could come back the following series with their previous series' wins carried over.

See also: Appearances by institution, 1994-present

Team6365666768697071727374757677787980818283848687Total
Aberdeen-111116
Aberystwyth2-1Q2H6
Aston31
Balliol, OxfordF1--3F-329
Bangor1Q2
Bath1-114
Bedford, London111-116
Birkbeck, LondonQ4111S6
Birmingham11FSSSQ7
Bradford-W1125
Brasenose, Oxford12-14
Bristol1-132Q6
Brunel112
Canadian Universities11
Cardiff2-124
Christ Church, OxfordQ-13
Christ's, CambridgeSF2215
Churchill, Cambridge1W1S1Q6
City11
Clare, Cambridge-21-216
Corpus Christi, Cambridge1-1-Q2S18
Corpus Christi, Oxford21-1116
Downing, Cambridge2-2-2117
Dundee--QQW26
DurhamS-2W1F6
Edinburgh2SQ11-F2S9
Emmanuel, Cambridge2Q1-216
Essex-F11Q5
Exeter131121Q7
Exeter, Oxford11-115
Fitzwilliam, Cambridge1QW125
Girton, Cambridge-22Q15
Glasgow23S21137
Gonville and Caius, CambridgeQ-QFQQ6
Hertford, Oxford11214
Hughes Hall, Cambridge2-114
Hull11FS1137
Imperial, London1111-1QF8
Jesus, Cambridge3F-14
Jesus, OxfordQQ11W5
Keble, OxfordQ1FW13W7
KeeleQ11W-2111121113
KentQ11225
King's, Cambridge1QQ-1Q17
King's, LondonS2F-F1118
LSE311125
Lady Margaret Hall, Oxford2--1116
Lancaster11-F126
LeedsQ22--1Q38
LeicesterW132-317
Lincoln, Oxford231215
Liverpool1111126
Loughborough21
Magdalen, Oxford13S1S5
Magdalene, CambridgeQ--F1S27
Manchester113--42-S9
Mansfield, Oxford-12
Merton, Oxford--SS-W17
Murray Edwards, Cambridge1S124
New, OxfordW-F115
Newcastle1311-Q128
Newnham, Cambridge-111--118
NottinghamS13S-1118
Nuffield, Oxford1-13
Open-3WS4
Oriel, Oxford2W-115
Pembroke, Cambridge31-QQ16
Pembroke, Oxford2--34
Peterhouse, CambridgeQ22231218
Queen Elizabeth, London1113
Queen Mary, London12-1116
Queen's, Belfast11S2WH6
Queen's, Dundee312
Queen's, Oxford22QQ15
Queens', Cambridge21F24
Reading111-216
Royal Holloway, London12112Q6
SOAS21
Salford1133
Selwyn, CambridgeQ113
Sheffield11----17
Sidney Sussex, Cambridge22WSW1118
Somerville, Oxford23124
Southampton2Q11236
St Andrews122QWF17
St Anne's, Oxford12-Q1S6
St Catharine's, Cambridge1-1135
St Catherine's, Oxford1333
St David's, LampeterSQ-11--S1310
St Edmund Hall, Oxford2133
St Edmund's Hall, OxfordS1
St Hilda's, OxfordS1311117
St Hugh's, Oxford1--31S37
St John's, Cambridge11QS4
St John's, Oxford1-124
St Peter's, Oxford411115
Stirling12114
Strathclyde1123
Surrey1113
Sussex11WW--118
Swansea11
Trinity Hall, Cambridge3-124
Trinity, Cambridge11WQ113Q8
Trinity, Dublin111-1Q6
Trinity, Oxford1FS-15
UEA1-2-116
UMIST-1
UWIST31Q3
Ulster-113
University College North Wales, Bangor11
University, Cardiff111S4
University, Dublin11114
University, London1S11-1S1121112
University, Oxford-WWFF5
University, Swansea1113
Wadham, OxfordQ-2-25
Warwick1S-115
Westfield, London11-115
Worcester, OxfordF-1115
York-11-1-QQ3210

-Round reached unknown
1Lost first game/played at least one first-round game
2Lost second game/played at least two first-round games
3Lost third game/played at least three first-round games
QLosing quarter-finalist
SLosing semi-finalist
FLosing finalist
WSeries champion