The 2017 Humboldt State Lumberjacks football team represented Humboldt State University during the 2017 NCAA Division II football season. Humboldt State competed in the Great Northwest Athletic Conference (GNAC).

The 2017 Lumberjacks were led by head coach Rob Smith in his tenth and last year at the helm. They played home games at the Redwood Bowl in Arcata, California. Humboldt State finished the season with a record of eight wins and two losses (8–2, 6–2 GNAC). The Lumberjacks averaged 42 points per game, outscoring their opponents 421–263 for the 2017 season.

In the ten years under coach Smith, Humboldt State won the conference championship twice, in 2011 and 2015. They reached the Division II playoffs after the 2015 season. The Lumberjacks were nationally ranked in six of his last seven years, 2011, 2012, 2014, 2015, 2016, and 2017. He compiled an overall record of 63–44 (.589).

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	Result	Attendance
September 9	at No. 8 Azusa Pacific		Citrus Stadium Azusa, CA	W 30–19	5,739
September 16	Simon Fraser		Redwood Bowl Arcata, CA	W 72–14	1,958
September 23	at Western Oregon	No. 22	McArthur Field Monmouth, OR	W 49–48 OT	2,550
September 30	Chadron State*	No. 19	Redwood Bowl Arcata, CA	W 56–13	2,764
October 7	at No. 13 Central Washington	No. 17	Tomlinson Stadium Ellensburg, WA	L 27–55	6,032
October 14	Azusa Pacific	No. 25	Redwood Bowl Arcata, CA	W 52–49	5,628
October 21	Western Oregon	No. 22	Redwood Bowl Arcata, CA	W 42–32	1,855
October 28	at Simon Fraser	No. 18	Terry Fox Field Burnaby, BC	W 47–7	275
November 4	Western State (CO)*	No. 17		W 48–3	489
November 11	No. 7 Central Washington	No. 16	Redwood Bowl Arcata, CA	L 28–42	5,467
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AFCA Poll released prior to the game

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