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]

2017 NC State Wolfpack football
Sun Bowl champion
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
DivisionAtlantic Division
Ranking
CoachesNo. 23
APNo. 23
2017 record9–4 (6–2 ACC)
Head coachDave Doeren (5th season)
Offensive coordinatorEliah Drinkwitz (2nd season)
Defensive coordinatorDave Huxtable (5th season)
Home stadiumCarter–Finley Stadium
(Capacity: 57,583)
2017 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
Team W L    W L 
Atlantic Division
No. 4 Clemson xy$^  7 –1     12 –2  
No. 23 NC State  6 –2     9 –4  
Boston College  4 –4     7 –6  
Louisville  4 –4     8 –5  
Wake Forest  4 –4     8 –5  
Florida State  3 –5     7 –6  
Syracuse  2 –6     4 –8  
Coastal Division
No. 13 Miami xy  7 –1     10 –3  
No. 24 Virginia Tech  5 –3     9 –4  
Georgia Tech  4 –4     5 –6  
Duke  3 –5     7 –6  
Pittsburgh  3 –5     5 –7  
Virginia  3 –5     6 –7  
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

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

Previous season

The Wolfpack finished the 2016 season 7–6, 3–5 in ACC play to finish in a tie for fourth place in the Atlantic Division. They received an invite to the Independence Bowl where they defeated Vanderbilt 41–17.[3][4][5]

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
Des 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
2017 NC State Wolfpack football team roster

Quarterbacks

  •  2 Jalan McClendon – Junior (6'5, 221)
  • 10 Micah Leon – Freshman (6'5, 205)
  • 12 Jory Perkins – Freshman (6'0, 145)
  • 13 Matt McKay – Freshman (6'3, 200)
  • 14 Woody Cornwell – Junior (6'2, 210)
  • 15 Ryan Finley – Junior (6'4, 210)

Running Backs

  •  1 Jaylen Samuels – Senior (5'11, 228)
  •  7 Nyheim Hines – Junior (5'9, 197)
  • 21 Erin Collins – Freshman (6'1, 200)
  • 24 Nakia Robinson Jr. – Freshman (5'11, 193)
  • 25 Reggie Gallaspy II – Junior (5'9, 195)
  • 27 Dakwa Nichols – Graduate (5'10, 180)
  • 28 Damontay Rhem – Sophomore (5'11, 221)
  • 29 Marquise Braxton – Sophomore (6'1, 226)
  • 33 Brady Bodine – Junior (5'10, 200)
  • 41 Will Eason – Freshman (5'7, 173)
  • 46 Logan DeBoer – Freshman (6'1, 235)

Wide Receivers

  •  3 Kelvin Harmon – Sophomore (6'2, 213)
  •  7 Gavin Locklear – Senior (5'10, 195)
  •  8 Maurice Trowell – Junior (5'11, 196)
  • 11 Jakobi Meyers – Sophomore (6'2, 203)
  • 12 Stephen Louis – Junior (6'2, 217)
  • 19 C.J. Riley – Freshman (6'4, 204)
  • 31 Tyler Dabbs – Freshman (5'9, 192)
  • 82 Max Fisher – Freshman (6'3, 205)
  • 83 Daeshawn Stephens – Freshman (6'1, 214)
  • 85 JuMicheal Ramos – Graduate (6'2, 200)
  • 86 Emeka Emezie – Freshman (6'3, 209)
  • 87 Thayer Thomas – Freshman (6'2, 195)

Tight Ends

  • 28 Dylan Parham – Freshman (6'4, 224)
  • 42 Dylan Autenrieth – Freshman (6'4, 242)
  • 47 Damien Darden – Freshman (6'3, 250)
  • 48 Cole Cook – Graduate (6'6, 250)
  • 88 Adam Boselli – Freshman (6'5, 220)
  • 89 Thomas Ruocchio – Freshman (6'3, 245)

Punters

  • 90 A. J. Cole III – Junior (6'4, 230)
  • 99 Trenton Gill – Freshman (6'3, 185)
  

Offensive Lineman

  • 50 Tony Adams – Senior (6'2, 315)
  • 52 Kendall Brown – Freshman (6'5, 290)
  • 53 Tyler Jones – Junior (6'3, 300)
  • 54 Will Richardson – Junior (6'6, 322)
  • 56 Kollin Byers – Freshman (6'4, 276)
  • 59 Liam Ryan – Freshman (6'2, 300)
  • 60 Grant Pacanovsky – Freshman (6'2, 265)
  • 62 Bryson Speas – Freshman (6'4, 265)
  • 64 Peter Daniel – Graduate (6'6, 305)
  • 65 Garrett Bradbury – Junior (6'3, 298)
  • 66 Joshua Fedd-Jackson – Freshman (6'3, 336)
  • 67 Justin Witt – Freshman (6'6, 296)
  • 68 Charles Fletcher – Freshman (6'2, 273)
  • 70 Terronne Prescod – Junior (6'5, 331)
  • 71 Joe Sculthorpe – Freshman (6'3, 307)
  • 72 Philip Walton Jr. – Sophomore (6'7, 305)
  • 73 Justin Chase – Freshman (6'5, 290)
  • 74 Emanuel McGirt Jr. – Sophomore (6'6, 300)
  • 76 Harrison Gee – Freshman (6'3, 301)
  • 78 Aaron Wiltz – Sophomore (6'5, 307)
  • 79 Ben Kaiser – Senior (6'3, 292)

Defensive Lineman

  • 9 Bradley Chubb – Senior (6'4, 275)
  • 27 Justin Jones – Senior (6'2, 312)
  • 35 Kentavius Street – Senior (6'2, 287)
  • 39 James Smith-Williams – Sophomore (6'4, 247)
  • 42 Danny Blakeman – Freshman (6'2, 227)
  • 44 Bryan Smith – Graduate (6'2, 259)
  • 45 Darian Roseboro – Junior (6'4, 287)
  • 52 Ibrahim Kante – Freshman (6'5, 235)
  • 54 Davion Allred – Senior (6'0, 228)
  • 55 Devonte Holden – Junior (6'4, 247)
  • 69 Evin Bellamy – Sophomore (6'2, 220)
  • 73 Grant Gibson – Freshman (6'1, 300)
  • 90 Ben Frazier – Freshman (6'3, 316)
  • 91 Eurndraus Bryant – Junior (6'1, 325)
  • 92 Larrell Murchison – Junior (6'4, 277)
  • 95 Tyrone Riley – Sophomore (6'6, 285)
  • 96 Dante Johnson – Freshman (6'3, 264)
  • 97 Xavier Lyas – Freshman (6'4, 215)
  • 98 B. J. Hill – Senior (6'4, 315)
  

Placekickers

  • 38 Carson Wise – Graduate (5'10, 170)
  • 92 Kyle Bambard – Junior (5'8, 190)
  • 93 Noah Giroux – Freshman (6'0, 205)

Linebackers

  •  3 Germaine Pratt – Junior (6'3, 235)
  •  4 Jerod Fernandez – Senior (6'0, 227)
  • 10 Louis Acceus – Freshman (6'0, 216)
  • 29 Raven Saunders – Freshman (6'1, 220)
  • 32 Riley Nicholson– Junior (6'0, 237)
  • 36 Brock Miller – Freshman (6'3, 231)
  • 41 Isaiah Moore – Freshman (6'3, 224)
  • 43 David Pierson – Freshman (6'0, 232)
  • 44 Fredrick Strickland – Sophomore (6'2, 202)
  • 49 Matt Stevens – Freshman (6'0, 228)
  • 58 Airius Moore – Senior (6'0, 235)

Defensive Backs

  •  2 Mike Stevens – Senior (5'11, 190)
  •  5 Johnathan Alston – Senior (6'0, 210)
  • 10 Freddie Phillips Jr. – Junior (6'1,210)
  • 11 Stephen Griffin – Junior (6'2, 205)
  • 13 Stephen Morrison – Junior (5'11, 201)
  • 14 Dexter Wright – Junior (6'2, 232)
  • 15 Chris Ingram – Freshman (6'0, 180)
  • 19 Bryce Banks– Freshman (6'2, 192)
  • 21 Nick McCloud – Sophomore (6'1, 189)
  • 22 Isaiah Stallings – Freshman (6'4, 220)
  • 24 Shawn Boone – Senior (5'10, 206)
  • 26 Nicholas Lacy – Senior (5'7, 182)
  • 30 James Valdez – Freshman (5'11, 193)
  • 31 Jarius Morehead – Sophomore (6'1, 217)
  • 33 Dalton Counts – Freshman (6'0, 211)
  • 34 Tim Kid-Glass – Sophomore (6'1, 202)
  • 36 William Brown III – Sophomore (5'10, 192)
  • 37 Vernon Frier – Sophomore (5'10, 180)
  • 38 Will Dabbs – Freshman (5'10,192)
  • 47 Cayman Czesak – Freshman (6'2, 200)

Long Snappers

  • 50 Jackson Quiggle – Freshman (5'10, 205)
  • 57 Tyler Griffiths – Junior (6'2, 230)
Roster Source:[6]

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.[7]

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.

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
September 23:00 p.m.vs. South Carolina*
ESPNL 28–3550,367
September 96:00 p.m.Marshall*
ACCN ExtraW 37–2057,430
September 1612:20 p.m.Furman*
  • Carter–Finley Stadium
  • Raleigh, NC
ACCNW 49–1656,166
September 2312:00 p.m.at No. 12 Florida State
ABC/ESPN2W 27–2173,541
September 3012:20 p.m.Syracuse
  • Carter–Finley Stadium
  • Raleigh, NC
ACCNW 33–2556,197
October 58:00 p.m.No. 17 LouisvilleNo. 24
  • Carter–Finley Stadium
  • Raleigh, NC
ESPNW 39–2556,107
October 1412:00 p.m.at PittsburghNo. 20
ACCRSNW 35–1741,124
October 283:30 p.m.at No. 9 Notre Dame*No. 14
NBCL 14–3577,622
November 43:30 p.m.No. 6 ClemsonNo. 20
ABCL 31–3857,600
November 1112:00 p.m.at Boston College
ABC/ESPN2W 17–1433,242
November 187:30 p.m.at Wake ForestNo. 25
ESPNUL 24–3031,803
November 253:30 p.m.North Carolina
  • Carter–Finley Stadium
  • Raleigh, NC (rivalry)
ESPNUW 33–2157,600
December 293:00 p.m.vs. Arizona State*
CBSW 52–3139,897
  • *Non-conference game
  • Homecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game
  • All times are in Eastern time
Schedule Source:[8]

Game summaries

vs. South Carolina
1 2 3 4 Total
Gamecocks 14 7 14 0 35
Wolfpack 14 7 0 7 28
See also: 2017 South Carolina Gamecocks football team
Overall record Last meeting Result
26–27–4 2009 L, 3–7

Marshall
1 2 3 4 Total
Thundering Herd 10 10 0 0 20
Wolfpack 3 20 7 7 37
See also: 2017 Marshall Thundering Herd football team
Overall record Last meeting Result
3–0 1995 W, 33–16

Furman
1 2 3 4 Total
Paladins 3 10 0 3 16
Wolfpack 14 14 21 0 49
See also: 2017 Furman Paladins football team
Overall record Last meeting Result
4–8–4 1985 L, 20–42

at Florida State
1 2 3 4 Total
Wolfpack 10 7 3 7 27
No. 12 Seminoles 0 10 3 8 21
See also: 2017 Florida State Seminoles football team
Overall record Last meeting Result
11–25 2016 L, 20–24

Syracuse
1 2 3 4 Total
Orange 0 7 10 8 25
Wolfpack 13 13 0 7 33
See also: 2017 Syracuse Orange football team
Overall record Last meeting Result
9–1 2016 W, 35–20

Louisville
1 2 3 4 Total
No. 17 Cardinals 0 10 3 12 25
No. 24 Wolfpack 0 17 7 15 39
See also: 2017 Louisville Cardinals football team
Overall record Last meeting Result
1–6 2016 L, 13–54

at Pittsburgh
1 2 3 4 Total
No. 20 Wolfpack 14 0 7 14 35
Panthers 7 7 0 3 17
See also: 2017 Pittsburgh Panthers football team
Overall record Last meeting Result
3–5–1 2009 W, 38–31

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
See also: 2017 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team
Overall record Last meeting Result
2–0 2016 W, 10–3

Clemson
1 2 3 4 Total
No. 6 Tigers 7 10 14 7 38
No. 20 Wolfpack 14 7 0 10 31
See also: 2017 Clemson Tigers football team and Textile Bowl
Overall record Last meeting Result
28–56–1 2016 L, 17–24

at Boston College
1 2 3 4 Total
Wolfpack 0 10 0 7 17
Eagles 0 7 7 0 14
See also: 2017 Boston College Eagles football team
Overall record Last meeting Result
5–9 2016 L, 14–21

at Wake Forest
1 2 3 4 Total
No. 25 Wolfpack 7 7 7 3 24
Demon Deacons 14 3 7 6 30
See also: 2017 Wake Forest Demon Deacons football team and NC State–Wake Forest rivalry
Overall record Last meeting Result
66–38–6 2016 W, 33–16

North Carolina
1 2 3 4 Total
Tar Heels 7 7 0 7 21
Wolfpack 6 6 7 14 33
See also: 2017 North Carolina Tar Heels football team and North Carolina–NC State football rivalry
Overall record Last meeting Result
34–66–6 2016 W, 28–21

Arizona State–Sun Bowl
1 2 3 4 Total
Wolfpack 7 21 3 21 52
Sun Devils 0 10 0 21 31
See also: 2017 Arizona State Sun Devils football team and 2017 Sun Bowl
Overall record Last meeting Result
1–1 1974 W, 35–14

2018 NFL Draft
Main article: 2018 NFL Draft

The Wolfpack had seven players selected in the 2018 NFL draft, which is a school record.[9]

PlayerTeamRoundPick #Position
Bradley ChubbDenver Broncos1st5thDE
B. J. HillNew York Giants3rd69DT
Justin JonesLos Angeles Chargers3rd84DT
Nyheim HinesIndianapolis Colts4th104RB
Kentavius StreetSan Francisco 49ers4th128DE
Will RichardsonJacksonville Jaguars4th129OT
Jaylen SamuelsPittsburgh Steelers5th165FB

Rankings
Further information: 2017 NCAA Division I FBS football rankings
Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
NR = Not ranked. RV = Received votes. т = Tied with team above or below. ( ) = First place votes.
Week
Poll Pre 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 Final 
AP RV NR NR NR 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 20 23 19 NR 24 24 Not released
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References
  1. "Sun Bowl score: NC State cruises past Arizona State even with Bradley Chubb out". CBSSports.com. Retrieved 2018-01-31.
  2. "Dave Doeren's new five-year contract approved by NC State trustees". newsobserver. Retrieved 2018-01-31.
  3. "NC State claims Life Championship by beating Vanderbilt". SBNation.com. Retrieved 2018-01-31.
  4. "NC State smashes Vanderbilt in Independence Bowl rout". CollegeFootballTalk. 2016-12-27. Retrieved 2018-01-31.
  5. "Independence Bowl score: NC State easily puts away Vanderbilt in rout". CBSSports.com. Retrieved 2018-01-31.
  6. "2017 Football Roster". NC State Athletics. Retrieved October 10, 2017.
  7. "ACC Announces 2017 NC State Football Schedule" (Press release). North Carolina State University Department of Athletics. January 24, 2017. Retrieved February 21, 2017.
  8. "2017 NC State Wolfpack Football Schedule". FB Schedules. Retrieved February 21, 2017.
  9. "ACC Has 45 Selected in 2018 NFL Draft". theacc.com. Atlantic Coast Conference. April 28, 2018. Retrieved April 30, 2018.
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