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Varsity Match Series Men

Since 1864, Oxford 57 wins, Cambridge 50 wins and 7 ties.
Scoring was by event from 1864 to 1937.
Points scoring (5,3,1) was introduced in 1938.
From 1969 the scoring has been 5,3,2,1.

1864

TIE

4-4

1865

CAMBRIDGE

6-3

1866

CAMBRIDGE

5½-3½

1867

CAMBRIDGE

6-3

1868

OXFORD

5-4

1869

CAMBRIDGE

5½-3½

1870

OXFORD

7½-1½

1871

OXFORD

5½-3½

1872

CAMBRIDGE

5½-3½

1873

OXFORD

6-3

1874

OXFORD

5-4

1875

OXFORD

6-3

1876

OXFORD

6-3

1877

CAMBRIDGE

5-4

1878

CAMBRIDGE

5-4

1879

CAMBRIDGE

5-4

1880

CAMBRIDGE

6-3

1881

OXFORD

5-4

1882

CAMBRIDGE

5-4

1883

CAMBRIDGE

6-3

1884

OXFORD

6-3

1885

OXFORD

5 2/3-3 1/3

1886

OXFORD

6-3

1887

CAMBRIDGE

6-3

1888

CAMBRIDGE

5-4

1889

CAMBRIDGE

5½-3½

1890

CAMBRIDGE

6-3

1891

CAMBRIDGE

6½-2½

1892

CAMBRIDGE

5-4

1893

OXFORD

7-2

1894

OXFORD

6-3

1895

CAMBRIDGE

5-4

1896

CAMBRIDGE

5-4

1897

OXFORD

5-4

1898

OXFORD

7-2

1899

TIE

5-5

1900

OXFORD

6-4

1901

OXFORD

-4

1902

OXFORD

5-4

1903

CAMBRIDGE

8-2

1904

CAMBRIDGE

8-2

1905

OXFORD

6 1/3-3 2/3

1906

OXFORD

7-3

1907

OXFORD

8½-1½

1908

CAMBRIDGE

6-4

1909

OXFORD

6-4

1910

CAMBRIDGE

7-3

1911

CAMBRIDGE

6-4

1912

TIE

5-5

1913

TIE

5-5

1914

CAMBRIDGE

6-4

1915-1919

No contests

1920

OXFORD

5½-4½

1921

TIE

5-5

1922

CAMBRIDGE

9-1

1923

OXFORD

7-4

1924

TIE

5½-5½

1925

OXFORD

6-5

1926

CAMBRIDGE

8-3

1927

CAMBRIDGE

9-2

1928

CAMBRIDGE

8-3

1929

CAMBRIDGE

7-4

1930

CAMBRIDGE

8-3

1931

CAMBRIDGE

8-3

1932

CAMBRIDGE

6-5

1933

OXFORD

8-3

1934

OXFORD

7-4

1934

OXFORD

7-4

1935

CAMBRIDGE

7-4

1936

CAMBRIDGE

8-3

1937

CAMBRIDGE

9-2

1938

OXFORD

60-57

1939

OXFORD

76-41

1940-1945

No official contests -7 unofficial matches held.

1946

CAMBRIDGE

65-43

1947

CAMBRIDGE

68½-57½

1948

OXFORD

83-43

1949

OXFORD

72-54

1950

OXFORD

76-50

1951

OXFORD

72½-53½

1952

OXFORD

68-58

1953

OXFORD

73-53

1954

OXFORD

70-56

1955

OXFORD

79-47

1956

OXFORD

87-39

1957

OXFORD

73-53

1958

CAMBRIDGE

79-47

1959

OXFORD

90-45

1960

OXFORD

78-57

1961

CAMBRIDGE

75-60

1962

CAMBRIDGE

71-64

1963

CAMBRIDGE

86-67

1964

CAMBRIDGE

80-73

1965

OXFORD

79-74

1966

OXFORD

87-66

1967

OXFORD

101-52

1968

OXFORD

90-63

1969

OXFORD

105½-81½

1970

OXFORD

106-80

1971

OXFORD

96-91

1972

OXFORD

99-95

1973

TIE

97-97

1974

OXFORD

115-78

1975

CAMBRIDGE

111-99

1976

CAMBRIDGE

114-97

1977

CAMBRIDGE

114-98

1978

OXFORD

112-100

1979

CAMBRIDGE

113-98

1980

OXFORD

110-102

1981

CAMBRIDGE

110-101

1982

CAMBRIDGE

115-94

1983

OXFORD

110-102

1984

OXFORD

125-87

1985

OXFORD

114-96

1986

OXFORD

124-97

1987

OXFORD

111½-107½

1988

CAMBRIDGE

119½-102½

1989

OXFORD

135-87

1990

OXFORD

121-102

1991

CAMBRIDGE

120-103

1992

OXFORD

115-105

1993

CAMBRIDGE

113-108

1994

OXFORD

124-98

1995

OXFORD

123-100

1996

OXFORD

134-89

1997

CAMBRIDGE

113-109