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{{Short description|Annual college football game}}
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| name               = Delta Classic
| full_name          =The Delta Classic 4 Literacy
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| stadium            = [[War Memorial Stadium (Arkansas)|War Memorial Stadium]]
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| location           = [[Little Rock, Arkansas]]
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| years              = 2006-2012
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| prev_matchup_teams = [[Grambling State University|Grambling]] vs. [[University of Arkansas-Pine Bluff|Arkansas-Pine Bluff]]
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'''The Delta Classic 4 Literacy''' (also known as the '''Delta Classic''') was a [[college football]] game held between [[Historically black colleges and universities|historically black colleges]].  It was held annually in [[Little Rock, Arkansas]] from 2006 to 2012.<ref name=over/><ref name=espn/>

==History==
[[Fitz Hill]] created the event, then known as the Literacy Classic while serving as head football coach at [[San Jose State University]]. After becoming president of [[Arkansas Baptist College]], Hill restarted the event in Little Rock as The Delta Classic 4 Literacy, with the intent of raising awareness regarding [[illiteracy]] in the [[Mississippi Delta|Delta]] region.<ref name="deltaclassic4literacy.org"/> Proceeds from the game go to the Arkansas Literacy Council.<ref name="deltaclassic4literacy.org">[http://www.aristotle.net/media_room/news/2007/delta-classic-for-literacy-campaign-a-growing-success/ "Delta Classic for Literacy Campaign a Growing Success."] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171024154357/http://www.aristotle.net/media_room/news/2007/delta-classic-for-literacy-campaign-a-growing-success/ |date=2017-10-24 }} ''www.aristotle.net'', October 25, 2007. Retrieved  October 24, 2017.</ref> The first game in the Arkansas version of the Delta Classic was played between [[Grambling State University]] and the [[University of Arkansas-Pine Bluff]] in October, 2006, with UAPB gaining the victory en route to winning the [[Southwestern Athletic Conference]] Western Division title that season.<ref name="deltaclassic4literacy.org"/>  In the second Delta Classic held on October 13, 2007, Grambling State defeated UAPB 30–24.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20171103030730/http://www.espn.com/college-football/recap?gameId=272862029 "2007 Delta Classic."] ''www.sports.espn.go.com.''</ref>

The Delta Classic 4 Literacy was discontinued in 2012 with the last game in the series being a 17–14 victory by UAPB over [[Langston University]].<ref name=over>Murrell, I.C. [http://pbcommercial.com/sports/uapb/little-rock-lions-alcorn-state-extended-weekend-includes-fundraiser "Little Rock Lions: Alcorn State extended weekend includes fundraiser."] ''www.pinebluffcommercial.com'', July 1, 2015. Retrieved March 26, 2016.</ref> UAPB ended with a 3–4 record in the Delta Classic, including two victories against [[Grambling State]] in 2006 and 2009.<ref name=espn /><ref name=espnu>[https://www.espn.com/college-football/team/schedule/_/id/2029/year/2006 "Arkansas-Pine Bluff Golden Lions Schedule - 2006."] ''[[ESPN.com]].'' Retrieved February 5, 2017.</ref>

==Game results==
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!Date!!Winner!!Opponent!!Score!!Attendance!!Ref
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|October 14, 2006||[[2006 Arkansas–Pine Bluff Golden Lions football team|Arkansas–Pine Bluff]]||[[2006 Grambling State Tigers football team|Grambling State]]||33–28||30,216||<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/121541732/tigers-fall-late-to-golden-lions/|work=The Shreveport Times|title=Tigers fall late to Golden Lions|date=October 15, 2006|accessdate=March 24, 2023|via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref>
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|October 13, 2007||[[2007 Grambling State Tigers football team|Grambling State]]||[[2007 Arkansas–Pine Bluff Golden Lions football team|Arkansas–Pine Bluff]]||30–24||40,067||<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/121769767/grambling-state-slips-past-arkansaspine/|work=The Shreveport Times|title=Grambling State slips past Arkansas–Pine Bluff|date=October 14, 2007|accessdate=March 27, 2023|via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref>
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|November 8, 2008||[[2008 Grambling State Tigers football team|Grambling State]]||[[2008 Arkansas–Pine Bluff Golden Lions football team|Arkansas–Pine Bluff]]||28–7||15,500||<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/121780906/gsu-beats-uapb-287/|work=The Shreveport Times|title=GSU beats UAPB, 28–7|date=November 9, 2008|accessdate=March 27, 2023|via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref>
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|November 11, 2009||[[2009 Arkansas–Pine Bluff Golden Lions football team|Arkansas–Pine Bluff]]||[[2009 Grambling State Tigers football team|Grambling State]]||49–42||26,712||<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/121784883/uapb-squeaks-by-grambling-4942/|work=The Shreveport Times|title=UAPB squeaks by Grambling, 49–42|date=November 8, 2009|accessdate=March 27, 2023|via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref>
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|October 30, 2010||[[2010 Grambling State Tigers football team|Grambling State]]||[[2010 Arkansas–Pine Bluff Golden Lions football team|Arkansas–Pine Bluff]]||35–25||29,373||<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/121787517/second-quarter-surge-lifts-gsu-to-win/|work=The Shreveport Times|title=Second-quarter surge lifts GSU to win|date=October 31, 2010|accessdate=March 27, 2023|via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref>
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|September 3, 2011||{{cfb link|year=2011|team=Langston Lions|title=Langston}}||[[2011 Arkansas–Pine Bluff Golden Lions football team|Arkansas–Pine Bluff]]||19–12||24,474||
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|September 1, 2012||[[2012 Arkansas–Pine Bluff Golden Lions football team|Arkansas–Pine Bluff]]||{{cfb link|year=2012|team=Langston Lions|title=Langston}}||17–14||14,500||<ref name=espn>[https://www.espn.com/college-football/team/schedule/_/id/2029/arkansas-pine-bluff-golden-lions "Arkansas-Pine Bluff Golden Lions schedule (2002 - 2017)."] ''[[ESPN.com]].'' Retrieved July 26, 2013.</ref>
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==See also==
* [[List of black college football classics]]
* [[University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff]]
* [[UAPB Golden Lions football]]

==References==
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