The 2017 Delta State Statesmen football team represented Delta State University in the 2017 NCAA Division II football season.

The Statesmen played their home games at McCool Stadium and were members of the Gulf South Conference.

They advanced to the Division II Football Championship playoffs, where they were eliminated in the second round by West Alabama.

[1] Delta State announced its 2017 football schedule on December 27, 2016 which consists of six home and five away games in the regular season.

The Statesmen will host two of the three non-conference games against Chowan of the Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association and Tarleton State of the Lone Star Conference and will travel to North Greenville whom is independent from a conference.