The 2017 North Dakota Fighting Hawks football team represented the University of North Dakota during the 2017 NCAA Division I FCS football season.

They were led by fourth-year head coach Bubba Schweigert and played their home games at the Alerus Center.

The Fighting Hawks were a member of the Big Sky Conference.

This was North Dakota's final year as a full member of the Big Sky.

While most of the school's athletic programs will move to the Summit League in 2018, the football program will be classified as an FCS independent in 2018 and 2019 before joining the Missouri Valley Football Conference in 2020.