Oxford and Cambridge Boat Race

The Oxford and Cambridge Boat Race is a rowing race between the Universities of Oxford and Cambridge. The race is run over a four miles and 374 yard stretch of the River Thames between Putney and Mortlake in London. The race was held first in 1829 and then annually since 1856 with the exception of the war years.

The event is now a British national institution, and is televised live each year. The race has been won by Cambridge 77 times and Oxford 71, with one dead heat in 1877. The most recent event was amongst the closest in history, with Oxford winning by less than a foot. One entertainment for spectators is the possibilty of a boat sinking. This has occurred on three occasions; to the Oxford crew in 1925 and to Cambridge in 1859 and in 1978.

Though the contest is strictly speaking between amateurs and indeed the competitors must be students of the university for whom they race, the training schedules each team undertakes are very gruelling. Typically each team trains for six days a week for six months before the event. Such is the competitive spirit between the universities it is common for Olympic standard rowers to compete. This has led to unproven accusations that these students are admitted entrance to university not because of their academic ability but rather their rowing skill.

Results

Date	Result
10 June 1829	Oxford
17 June 1836	Cambridge
3 April 1839	Cambridge
15 April 1840	Cambridge
14 April 1841	Cambridge
11 June 1842	Oxford
15 March 1845	Cambridge
3 April 1846	Cambridge
29 April 1849	Cambridge
15 December 1849	Oxford
3 April 1852	Oxford
8 April 1854	Oxford
15 March 1856	Cambridge
4 April 1857	Oxford
27 March 1858	Cambridge
15 April 1859	Oxford
31 March 1860	Cambridge
23 March 1861	Oxford
12 April 1862	Oxford
28 March 1863	Oxford
19 March 1864	Oxford
8 April 1865	Oxford
24 March 1866	Oxford
13 April 1867	Oxford
4 April 1868	Oxford
17 March 1869	Oxford
6 April 1870	Cambridge
1 April 1871	Cambridge
23 March 1872	Cambridge
29 March 1873	Cambridge
28 March 1874	Cambridge
20 March 1875	Oxford
8 April 1876	Cambridge
24 March 1877	Dead Heat
13 April 1878	Oxford
5 April 1879	Cambridge
22 March 1880	Oxford
8 April 1881	Oxford
1 April 1882	Oxford
15 March 1883	Oxford
7 April 1884	Cambridge
28 March 1885	Oxford
3 April 1886	Cambridge
26 March 1887	Cambridge
24 March 1888	Cambridge
30 March 1889	Cambridge
26 March 1890	Oxford
21 March 1891	Oxford
9 April 1892	Oxford
22 March 1893	Oxford
17 March 1894	Oxford
30 March 195	Oxford
28 March 1896	Oxford
3 April 1897	Oxford
26 March 1898	Oxford
25 March 1899	Cambridge
31 March 1900	Cambridge
30 March 1901	Oxford
22 March 1902	Cambridge
1 April 1903	Cambridge
26 March 1904	Cambridge
1 April 1905	Oxford
7 April 1906	Cambridge
16 March 1907	Cambridge
4 April 1908	Cambridge
3 April 1909	Oxford
23 March 1910	Oxford
1 April 1911	Oxford
1 April 1912	Oxford
13 March 1913	Oxford
28 March 1914	Cambridge
28 March 1920	Cambridge
30 March 1921	Cambridge
1 April 1922	Cambridge
24 March 1923	Oxford
5 April 1924	Cambridge
28 March 1925	Cambridge
27 March 1926	Cambridge
2 April 1927	Cambridge
31 March 1928	Cambridge
23 March 1929	Cambridge
12 April 1930	Cambridge
21 March 1931	Cambridge
19 March 1932	Cambridge
1 April 1933	Cambridge
17 March 1934	Cambridge
6 April 1935	Cambridge
4 April 1936	Cambridge
24 March 1937	Oxford
2 April 1938	Oxford
1 April 1939	Cambridge
30 March 1946	Oxford
29 March 1947	Cambridge
27 March 1948	Cambridge
26 March 1949	Cambridge
1 April 1950	Cambridge
26 March 1951	Cambridge
29 March 1952	Oxford
28 March 1953	Cambridge
3 April 1954	Oxford
26 March 1955	Cambridge
24 March 1956	Cambridge
30 March 1957	Cambridge
5 April 1958	Cambridge
28 March 1959	Oxford
2 April 1960	Oxford
1 April 1961	Cambridge
7 April 1962	Cambridge
23 March 1963	Oxford
28 March 1964	Cambridge
3 April 1965	Oxford
26 March 1966	Oxford
25 March 1967	Oxford
30 March 1968	Cambridge
5 April 1969	Cambridge
28 March 1970	Cambridge
27 March 1971	Cambridge
1 April 1972	Cambridge
7 March 1973	Cambridge
6 April 1974	Oxford
29 March 1975	Cambridge
20 March 1976	Oxford
19 March 1977	Oxford
25 March 1978	Oxford
17 March 1979	Oxford
5 April 1980	Oxford
4 April 1981	Oxford
27 March 1982	Oxford
2 April 1983	Oxford
18 March 1984	Oxford
6 April 1985	Oxford
29 March 1986	Cambridge
28 March 1987	Oxford
2 April 1988	Oxford
25 March 1989	Oxford
31 March 1990	Oxford
30 March 1991	Oxford
4 April 1992	Oxford
27 March 1993	Cambridge
26 March 1994	Cambridge
1 April 1995	Cambridge
6 April 1996	Cambridge
29 March 1997	Cambridge
28 March 1998	Cambridge
3 April 1999	Cambridge
25 March 2000	Oxford
24 March 2001	Cambridge
30 March 2002	Oxford
6 April 2003	Oxford