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.^[1]

Atlantic Division

CoachesNo. 23

APNo. 23

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2017 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings
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Team	W		L	W		L
Atlantic Division
No. 4 Clemson xy$^	7	–	1	12	–	2
No. 23 NC State	6	–	2	9	–	4
Wake Forest	4	–	4	8	–	5
Louisville	4	–	4	8	–	5
Boston College	4	–	4	7	–	6
Florida State	3	–	5	7	–	6
Syracuse	2	–	6	4	–	8
Coastal Division
No. 13 Miami (FL) xy	7	–	1	10	–	3
No. 24 Virginia Tech	5	–	3	9	–	4
Georgia Tech	4	–	4	5	–	6
Virginia	3	–	5	6	–	7
Pittsburgh	3	–	5	5	–	7
Duke	3	–	5	7	–	6
North Carolina	1	–	7	3	–	9
Championship: Clemson 38, Miami 3
^ – College Football Playoff participant $ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions y – Championship game participant Rankings from AP Poll

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On December 1, Doeren received a five-year contract extension.^[2]

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 2	3:00 p.m.	vs. South Carolina*		Bank of America Stadium Charlotte, NC (Belk Kickoff Game)	ESPN	L 28–35	50,367
September 9	6:00 p.m.	Marshall*		Carter–Finley Stadium Raleigh, NC	ACCN Extra	W 37–20	57,430
September 16	12:20 p.m.	Furman*		Carter–Finley Stadium Raleigh, NC	ACCN	W 49–16	56,166
September 23	12:00 p.m.	at No. 12 Florida State		Doak Campbell Stadium Tallahassee, FL	ABC/ESPN2	W 27–21	73,541
September 30	12:20 p.m.	Syracuse		Carter–Finley Stadium Raleigh, NC	ACCN	W 33–25	56,197
October 5	8:00 p.m.	No. 17 Louisville	No. 24	Carter–Finley Stadium Raleigh, NC	ESPN	W 39–25	56,107
October 14	12:00 p.m.	at Pittsburgh	No. 20	Heinz Field Pittsburgh, PA	ACCRSN	W 35–17	41,124
October 28	3:30 p.m.	at No. 9 Notre Dame*	No. 14	Notre Dame Stadium Notre Dame, IN	NBC	L 14–35	77,622
November 4	3:30 p.m.	No. 4 Clemson	No. 20	Carter–Finley Stadium Raleigh, NC (Textile Bowl)	ABC	L 31–38	57,600
November 11	12:00 p.m.	at Boston College	No. 23	Alumni Stadium Chestnut Hill, MA	ABC/ESPN2	W 17–14	33,242
November 18	7:30 p.m.	at Wake Forest	No. 19	BB&T Field Winston-Salem, NC (rivalry)	ESPNU	L 24–30	31,803
November 25	3:30 p.m.	North Carolina		Carter–Finley Stadium Raleigh, NC (rivalry)	ESPNU	W 33–21	57,600
December 29	3:00 p.m.	vs. Arizona State*	No. 24	Sun Bowl El Paso, TX (Sun Bowl)	CBS	W 52–31	39,897
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll and CFP Rankings after October 31 released prior to game All times are in Eastern time

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

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

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

Schedule

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 Patrick	Defensive line

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

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

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

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