# 2017 NC State Wolfpack football team

The 2017 NC State Wolfpack football team represented North Carolina State University during the 2017 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Wolfpack played their home games at Carter–Finley Stadium in Raleigh, North Carolina and competed in the Atlantic Division of the Atlantic Coast Conference. They were led by fifth-year head coach Dave Doeren. They finished the season 9–4, 6–2 in ACC play to finish in second place in the Atlantic Division. They received a bid to the Sun Bowl, where they defeated Arizona State.
On December 1, Doeren received a five-year contract extension.

## Schedule

NC State announced its 2017 football schedule on January 24, 2017. The 2017 schedule consisted of six home games, five away games, and one neutral site game in the regular season. The Wolfpack hosted ACC foes Clemson, Louisville, North Carolina, and Syracuse, and traveled to Boston College, Florida State, Pittsburgh, and Wake Forest.
The Wolfpack hosted two of the four non-conference opponents, Furman from the Southern Conference and Marshall from Conference USA, and traveled to Notre Dame, who competes as an independent. NC State met South Carolina from the Southeastern Conference at Bank of America Stadium in Charlotte, North Carolina.
| Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
| September 2 | 3:00 p.m. | vs. South Carolina* | | Bank of America StadiumCharlotte, NC (Belk Kickoff Game) | ESPN | L 28–35 | 50,367 |
| September 9 | 6:00 p.m. | Marshall* | | Carter–Finley StadiumRaleigh, NC | ACCN Extra | W 37–20 | 57,430 |
| September 16 | 12:20 p.m. | Furman* | | Carter–Finley StadiumRaleigh, NC | ACCN | W 49–16 | 56,166 |
| September 23 | 12:00 p.m. | at No. 12 Florida State | | Doak Campbell StadiumTallahassee, FL | ABC/ESPN2 | W 27–21 | 73,541 |
| September 30 | 12:20 p.m. | Syracuse | | Carter–Finley StadiumRaleigh, NC | ACCN | W 33–25 | 56,197 |
| October 5 | 8:00 p.m. | No. 17 Louisville | No. 24 | Carter–Finley StadiumRaleigh, NC | ESPN | W 39–25 | 56,107 |
| October 14 | 12:00 p.m. | at Pittsburgh | No. 20 | Heinz FieldPittsburgh, PA | ACCRSN | W 35–17 | 41,124 |
| October 28 | 3:30 p.m. | at No. 9 Notre Dame* | No. 14 | Notre Dame StadiumNotre Dame, IN | NBC | L 14–35 | 77,622 |
| November 4 | 3:30 p.m. | No. 4 Clemson | No. 20 | Carter–Finley StadiumRaleigh, NC (Textile Bowl) | ABC | L 31–38 | 57,600 |
| November 11 | 12:00 p.m. | at Boston College | No. 23 | Alumni StadiumChestnut Hill, MA | ABC/ESPN2 | W 17–14 | 33,242 |
| November 18 | 7:30 p.m. | at Wake Forest | No. 19 | BB&T FieldWinston-Salem, NC (rivalry) | ESPNU | L 24–30 | 31,803 |
| November 25 | 3:30 p.m. | North Carolina | | Carter–Finley StadiumRaleigh, NC (rivalry) | ESPNU | W 33–21 | 57,600 |
| December 29 | 3:00 p.m. | vs. Arizona State* | No. 24 | Sun Bowl StadiumEl Paso, TX (Sun Bowl) | CBS | W 52–31 | 39,897 |
| *Non-conference gameHomecomingRankings from AP Poll and CFP Rankings after October 31 released prior to gameAll times are in Eastern time ||||||||

## Coaching staff

| Name | Title |
| Dave Doeren | Head coach |
| Eliah Drinkwitz | Offensive coordinator/quarterbacks |
| Dave Huxtable | Defensive coordinator/linebackers |
| George Barlow | Assistant head coach/Cornerbacks |
| Eddie Faulkner | Special teams coordinator/tight ends/fullbacks |
| Aaron Henry | Safeties |
| Desmond Kitchings | Assistant head coach/running backs/recruiting coordinator |
| Dwayne Ledford | Run Game coordinator/offensive line |
| George McDonald | Passing Game coordinator/wide receivers |
| Kevin Patick | Defensive line |

## Roster

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## Game summaries
### Vs. South Carolina

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Gamecocks | 14 | 7 | 14 | 0 | 35 |
| Wolfpack | 14 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 28 |

### Marshall

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Thundering Herd | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 20 |
| Wolfpack | 3 | 20 | 7 | 7 | 37 |

### Furman

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Paladins | 3 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 16 |
| Wolfpack | 14 | 14 | 21 | 0 | 49 |

### At Florida State

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Wolfpack | 10 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 27 |
| No. 12 Seminoles | 0 | 10 | 3 | 8 | 21 |

### Syracuse

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Orange | 0 | 7 | 10 | 8 | 25 |
| Wolfpack | 13 | 13 | 0 | 7 | 33 |

### Louisville

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| No. 17 Cardinals | 0 | 10 | 3 | 12 | 25 |
| No. 24 Wolfpack | 0 | 17 | 7 | 15 | 39 |

### At Pittsburgh

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| No. 20 Wolfpack | 14 | 0 | 7 | 14 | 35 |
| Panthers | 7 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 17 |

### At Notre Dame

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| No. 14 Wolfpack | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 14 |
| No. 9 Fighting Irish | 7 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 35 |

### Clemson

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| No. 6 Tigers | 7 | 10 | 14 | 7 | 38 |
| No. 20 Wolfpack | 14 | 7 | 0 | 10 | 31 |

### At Boston College

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Wolfpack | 0 | 10 | 0 | 7 | 17 |
| Eagles | 0 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 14 |

### At Wake Forest

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| No. 25 Wolfpack | 7 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 24 |
| Demon Deacons | 14 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 30 |

### North Carolina

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Tar Heels | 7 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 21 |
| Wolfpack | 6 | 6 | 7 | 14 | 33 |

### Arizona State–Sun Bowl

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Wolfpack | 7 | 21 | 3 | 21 | 52 |
| Sun Devils | 0 | 10 | 0 | 21 | 31 |

## 2018 NFL draft

The Wolfpack had seven players selected in the 2018 NFL draft, which is a school record.
| Player | Team | Round | Pick # | Position |
| Bradley Chubb | Denver Broncos | 1st | 5th | DE |
| B. J. Hill | New York Giants | 3rd | 69 | DT |
| Justin Jones | Los Angeles Chargers | 3rd | 84 | DT |
| Nyheim Hines | Indianapolis Colts | 4th | 104 | RB |
| Kentavius Street | San Francisco 49ers | 4th | 128 | DE |
| Will Richardson | Jacksonville Jaguars | 4th | 129 | OT |
| Jaylen Samuels | Pittsburgh Steelers | 5th | 165 | FB |

## Rankings

Ranking movements Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking — = Not ranked RV = Received votes т = Tied with team above or below :
| | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week |
| Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | Final |
| AP | RV | — | — | — | RV | 24 | 20 | 16–T | 14 | 20 | RV | 25 | RV | RV | RV | 23 |
| Coaches | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | 24 | 20 | 17 | 15 | 19 | 24 | 22 | RV | RV | RV | 23 |
| CFP | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | 20 | 23 | 19 | — | 24 | 24 | Not released |