Bumps charts from 1980 to date.

1990: 136th BOAT RACE - Oxford by 2¼ lengths. Oxford 66, Cambridge 69. See Boat Race 1990s
1990: MEN'S HEAD OF THE RIVER - University College
1990: WOMEN'S HEAD OF THE RIVER - Somerville

1991: 137th BOAT RACE - Oxford by 4¼ lengths. Oxford 67, Cambridge 69. See Boat Race 1990s
1991: MEN'S HEAD OF THE RIVER - University College
1991: WOMEN'S HEAD OF THE RIVER - Somerville

1992: 138th BOAT RACE - Oxford by 1¼ lengths. Oxford 68, Cambridge 69. See Boat Race 1990s
This made 16 Oxford wins out of 17 races and brought Oxford tantalisingly close to parity. Only one more win would do it! ...
1992: MEN'S HEAD OF THE RIVER - Oriel
1992: WOMEN'S HEAD OF THE RIVER - Somerville

1993: 139th BOAT RACE - Cambridge by 3½ lengths. Oxford 68, Cambridge 70. See Boat Race 1990s
1993: MEN'S HEAD OF THE RIVER - Oriel
1993: WOMEN'S HEAD OF THE RIVER - Somerville

1994: 140th BOAT RACE - Cambridge by 6½ lengths. Oxford 68, Cambridge 71. See Boat Race 1990s
1994: MEN'S HEAD OF THE RIVER - Oriel
1994: WOMEN'S HEAD OF THE RIVER - Osler House


1995: 141st BOAT RACE - Cambridge by 4 lengths. Oxford 68, Cambridge 72. See Boat Race 1990s
1995: MEN'S HEAD OF THE RIVER - Pembroke
1995: WOMEN'S HEAD OF THE RIVER - Osler House


1996: 142nd BOAT RACE - Cambridge by 2¾ lengths. Oxford 68, Cambridge 73. See Boat Race 1990s
1996: HEAD OF THE RIVER - Oriel
1996: WOMEN'S HEAD OF THE RIVER - Osler-Green

1997: 143rd BOAT RACE - Cambridge by 2 lengths. Oxford 68, Cambridge 74. See Boat Race 1990s
The umpire warned both crews throughout much of the race against taking each other's water.
This is the cox's greatest accolade - That the steering was so competitive that regular warnings were received - but that nothing either disqualified or damaged either boat.
On the tideway in the boatrace there is probably only one exact position of maximum advantage and two boats trying to occupy it. Within a few yards it is often difficult to say exactly where it is. So the two anxious coxes, desperate to give their boat any advantage that can be had, have to conduct an ongoing unspoken and very physical negotiation in which the fair outcome is that the boats are symetrically either side of the best position. Since the best position is unknown and the precise tidal direction at each bend varies with the tide (if the tide is slack cut the corner, if it is fierce go wide) and that to be perfectly honest the motivation of each cox is not exactly that there should be a fair outcome - but rather the most advantageous for their own boat short of committing a foul - it is no wonder that there are tensions. Whether warnings help is another matter. A further complication which is not generally perceived is that eights steer somewhere around their middle. Thus two parallel eights with blades an inch or two apart, cannot separate further without first bringing their sternmost blades closer! The cox in that situation cannot just turn out, all that can be done is to maintain position, edging out fractionally - and wind and tide and random effects from the crew - not to mention the other boat - may defeat the best of intentions. And of course the cox's judgement may well be that it is the other boat that should be moving!

1997: MEN'S HEAD OF THE RIVER - Oriel
1997: WOMEN'S HEAD OF THE RIVER - Osler-Green

1998: 144th BOAT RACE - Cambridge by 3 lengths. Oxford 68, Cambridge 75. See Boat Race 1990s
1998: MEN'S HEAD OF THE RIVER - Oriel
1998: WOMEN'S HEAD OF THE RIVER - Osler-Green

1999: 145th BOAT RACE - Cambridge by 3½ lengths. Oxford 68, Cambridge 76. See Boat Race 1990s
1999: MEN'S HEAD OF THE RIVER - Oriel
1999: WOMEN'S HEAD OF THE RIVER - Osler-Green

In 1999, after one hundred and forty five boat races, the overall tally was: Oxford 68, Cambridge 76 (and one dead heat)
Cambridge had won the last seven races. Oxford had won 16 out of the 17 races previous to that.
Leadership in Overall Tally of Boat Race Wins:

1829 1999