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2017 NC State

9–⁠4 (6–⁠2 Atlantic Coast Conference), coached by Dave Doeren, finished No. 23 in the AP poll.

Schedule and results

NC State in 2017, game by game: lost vs. South Carolina 28–35; won vs. Marshall 37–20; won vs. Furman 49–16; won at No. 12 Florida State 27–21; won vs. Syracuse 33–25; won vs. No. 17 Louisville 39–25; won at Pittsburgh 35–17; lost at No. 9 Notre Dame 14–35; lost vs. No. 6 Clemson 31–38; won at Boston College 17–14; lost at Wake Forest 24–30; won vs. North Carolina 33–21; won vs. Arizona State 52–31+33−21Lost 28–35 vs. South Carolina-7South CarolinaWon 37–20 vs. Marshall+17MarshallWon 49–16 vs. Furman+33FurmanWon 27–21 at No. 12 Florida State+6No. 12 Florida StateWon 33–25 vs. Syracuse+8SyracuseWon 39–25 vs. No. 17 Louisville+14No. 17 LouisvilleWon 35–17 at Pittsburgh+18PittsburghLost 14–35 at No. 9 Notre Dame-21No. 9 Notre DameLost 31–38 vs. No. 6 Clemson-7No. 6 ClemsonWon 17–14 at Boston College+3Boston CollegeLost 24–30 at Wake Forest-6Wake ForestWon 33–21 vs. North Carolina+12North CarolinaWon 52–31 vs. Arizona State+21Arizona State
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below; orange marks an upset win.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 2vsSouth CarolinaL 28–⁠3560%
Sep 9vsMarshallW 37–⁠2069%
Sep 16vsFurmanW 49–⁠1688%
Sep 23at12Florida StateW 27–⁠2130%
Sep 30vsSyracuseW 33–⁠2575%
Oct 5vs17LouisvilleW 39–⁠2553%
Oct 14atPittsburghW 35–⁠1758%
Oct 28at9Notre DameL 14–⁠3533%
Nov 4vs6ClemsonL 31–⁠3832%
Nov 11atBoston CollegeW 17–⁠1449%
Nov 18atWake ForestL 24–⁠3050%
Nov 25vsNorth CarolinaW 33–⁠2172%
Dec 29Bowls & playoffvsArizona StateSun BowlW 52–⁠3159%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Arizona State 52–⁠31 in the Sun Bowl; No. 23 in the final AP poll; 3rd in the Atlantic Coast Conference.

In program history: The 8th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 125 on file).

AP poll, week by week

  1. Wk 6: 24
  2. Wk 7: 20
  3. Wk 8: 16
  4. Wk 9: 14
  5. Wk 10: 20
  6. Wk 12: 25
  7. Final: 23

Ted Hendricks AwardBradley Chubb, DE; also the Nagurski

Consensus All-AmericanBradley Chubb, DE

Record
9–⁠4
Conference
6–⁠2 3rd in Atlantic Coast Conference
AP final
No. 23 peak No. 14
Points
419–⁠328
Coach
Dave Doeren
Elo
1639 +87 this season
SP+ rating
12.9 No. 24 of 128; offense No. 15, defense No. 37, special teams No. 114
SRS
14.0 No. 16 of 130 in FBS
Returning
86% of last season’s EPA, No. 11 of 128
Recruiting class
No. 53 roster talent No. 44 in FBS
Offensive coordinator
Eliah Drinkwitz
Defensive coordinator
Dave Huxtable
Offense
Multiple
Defense
4–⁠3

How good, play by play

  • Offense23rd of 130
  • Defense62nd of 130
  • Offense, opponent-adjusted17th of 130
  • Defense, opponent-adjusted53rd of 130
EPA per playSuccessExplosivenessFBS rank
Offense0.1744%1.3023rd of 130
Defense0.0942%1.2262nd of 130
Opponent-adjusted0.19 off
0.06 def		46% off
41% def		—17th off
53rd def
How these are measured

Play-weighted averages over games against FBS opponents; raw numbers, not adjusted for the strength of the opponent. EPA (expected points added) measures how much each play changed the expected score; success rate counts plays that kept the offense on schedule; explosiveness is the average EPA on successful plays. Lower is better on defense. Ranked by EPA per play among teams that were FBS that season. The opponent-adjusted row (offense / defense) is CollegeFootballData.com’s WEPA, which accounts for who each team played.

Drives and havoc

Points per trip inside the 40Average startHavoc
Offense3.6own 3415% allowed
Defense3.5own 3218% caused

CORE rating 13.3, 17th of 130 (offense 9.6, defense -3.7).

A trip inside the 40 is a drive that reaches the opponent’s 40-yard line; points per trip is how many it scored on average (allowed, on defense). Average start is where drives began (the defense’s line is where its opponents started). Havoc is the share of plays ending in a tackle for loss, a forced fumble, an interception or a pass broken up. CORE is CollegeFootballData.com’s context- and opponent-adjusted rating (points better than an average team; lower is better on defense). From CollegeFootballData.com.

Leaders

Passing yardsRyan Finley QB3,514 yds
Passing touchdownsRyan Finley QB17 TD
Rushing yardsNyheim Hines RB1,112 yds
Rushing touchdownsJaylen Samuels 12 TD
Receiving yardsKelvin Harmon WR1,017 yds
Receiving touchdownsJakobi Meyers WR5 TD
TacklesJerod Fernandez LB99 tkl
SacksBradley Chubb DE10 sacks
InterceptionsAirius Moore LB3 INT

Top recruits in the 2017 class

Grant Gibson DT★★★No. 457
Emeka Emezie WR★★★No. 527
Joshua Fedd-Jackson OG★★★No. 535
Antoine Thompson WR★★★No. 545
Chris Ingram CB★★★No. 572

247Sports composite rankings via CollegeFootballData.com; national rank in the class.

The 2017 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Quarterbacks13.00.859
Running backs22.50.794
Receivers53.00.852
Offensive line32.70.810
Defensive line53.00.839
Linebackers42.80.826
Defensive backs23.00.851
Athletes and specialists12.00.730
Whole class232.80.829

High-school signees by position group, with their average stars and 247Sports composite rating (out of 1), via CollegeFootballData.com. Athletes are signees with no set position.

Drafted in 2018

The 2018 draft
Rd 1Bradley Chubb DEDenver Broncos
Rd 3B.J. Hill DTNew York Giants
Rd 3Justin Jones DTLos Angeles Chargers
Rd 4Nyheim Hines RBIndianapolis Colts
Rd 4Kentavius Street DESan Francisco 49ers
Rd 4Will Richardson OTJacksonville Jaguars
Rd 5Jaylen Samuels FBPittsburgh Steelers

Roster 104

The 2017 roster

104 players, with numbers, heights, hometowns and each player’s 2017 line; 57 have a stat line. See the roster

2017 Atlantic Coast Conference standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Clemson7–⁠112–⁠24
Miami7–⁠110–⁠313
NC State6–⁠29–⁠423
Virginia Tech5–⁠39–⁠424
Wake Forest4–⁠48–⁠5
Louisville4–⁠48–⁠5
Boston College4–⁠47–⁠6
Georgia Tech4–⁠45–⁠6
Florida State3–⁠57–⁠6
Duke3–⁠57–⁠6
Virginia3–⁠56–⁠7
Pittsburgh3–⁠55–⁠7
Syracuse2–⁠64–⁠8
North Carolina1–⁠73–⁠9

Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.