The 2017 season's largest margin: NC State 49, Furman 16. A 33-point win — the year's high-water mark.
2017 — The Winning Chapter
NC State's 2017 season (9-4) is a middle chapter: table-stakes progress, no crown in the ledger, the program still writing the book.
The Shape — week-by-week · cumulative W–L below
Who carried it
- Ryan FinleyQB3,514 passing yards
- Nyheim HinesRB1,112 rushing yards
- Reggie GallaspyRB506 rushing yards
- Jaylen Samuels?407 rushing yards
- Kelvin HarmonWR1,017 receiving yards
- Jakobi MeyersWR727 receiving yards
- Stephen LouisWR583 receiving yards
- Jerod FernandezLB99 tackles
- Jarius MoreheadS80 tackles
- Bradley ChubbDE72 tackles
- Kentavius StreetDE3.5 sacks
- Justin JonesDT3.5 sacks
- Shawn BooneS3 sacks
Season leaders, 2017.
The season's deepest loss: NC State 14, Notre Dame 35. A 21-point margin the season is remembered by.
The season's last act: NC State beat Arizona State 52-31 in the postseason.
"Go Pack"
2017 is a middle chapter for NC State — neither a crown year nor a crisis. It is the kind of season that fills the ledger between the named ones and gives the arc its shape.