Arizona linebacker Scooby Wright III (33) tackles Washington State wide receiver Dom Williams (80) during the third quarter of the No. 15 Arizona Wildcats vs. Washington State Cougars college football game on Saturday, Oct. 25, 2014, at Martin Stadium in Pullman, Wash. Arizona won 59-37.

Scooby finished the season with 163 total tackles, which is the most by any player in the Pac-12 and in the nation. 

Wright's 163 stops are the most by an Arizona player in a season since 1986, when Byron Evans had 196 total tackles. The UA school record is 200, set by Mark Jacobs in 1974.

Wright also had a few games where he put up a notable number of tackles. When facing UCLA, he had 19 tackles, which is the most by a UA player in a game since Marcus Bell had 20 against ASU in 1999. Before that, Wright put up 18 tackles against Cal. 


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