| Year: | 2017 |
| Team: | NC State Wolfpack |
| Sport: | football |
| Conference: | Atlantic Coast Conference |
| Division: | Atlantic Division |
| Short Conf: | ACC |
| Coachrank: | 23 |
| Aprank: | 23 |
| Record: | 9–4 |
| Conf Record: | 6–2 |
| Head Coach: | Dave Doeren |
| Hc Year: | 5th |
| Off Coach: | Eliah Drinkwitz |
| Oc Year: | 2nd |
| Off Scheme: | Multiple |
| Def Coach: | Dave Huxtable |
| Dc Year: | 5th |
| Def Scheme: | 4–3 |
| Stadium: | Carter–Finley Stadium |
| Champion: | Sun Bowl champion |
| Bowl: | Sun Bowl |
| Bowl Result: | W 52–31 vs. Arizona State |
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]
On December 1, Doeren received a five-year contract extension.[2]
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.[3]
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. [4]
| 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 Source:[5]
See also: 2017 South Carolina Gamecocks football team.
See also: 2017 Marshall Thundering Herd football team.
See also: 2017 Furman Paladins football team.
See also: 2017 Florida State Seminoles football team.
See also: 2017 Syracuse Orange football team.
See also: 2017 Louisville Cardinals football team.
See also: 2017 Pittsburgh Panthers football team.
See also: 2017 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team.
See also: 2017 Clemson Tigers football team and Textile Bowl.
See also: 2017 Boston College Eagles football team.
See also: 2017 Wake Forest Demon Deacons football team and NC State–Wake Forest rivalry.
See also: 2017 North Carolina Tar Heels football team and North Carolina–NC State football rivalry.
See also: 2017 Arizona State Sun Devils football team and 2017 Sun Bowl.
See main article: 2018 NFL draft.
The Wolfpack had seven players selected in the 2018 NFL draft, which is a school record.[6]
| Player | Team | Round | Pick # | Position | |
| 1st | 5th | DE | |||
| 3rd | 69 | DT | |||
| 3rd | 84 | DT | |||
| 4th | 104 | RB | |||
| 4th | 128 | DE | |||
| 4th | 129 | OT | |||
| 5th | 165 | FB |