SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

                                    FORM 8-K

                             CURRENT REPORT PURSUANT
                          TO SECTION 13 or 15(d) OF THE
                         SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

       DATE OF REPORT (Date of earliest event reported): November 6, 2006

                               Delta Apparel, Inc.
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             (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

                                     Georgia
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                          (State or Other Jurisdiction
                                of Incorporation)


        1-15583                                            58-2508794
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(Commission File Number)                       (IRS Employer Identification No.)


2750 Premiere Parkway, Suite 100, Duluth, Georgia             30097
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    (Address of principal executive offices)               (Zip Code)


                                 (678) 775-6900
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                         (Registrant's Telephone Number
                              Including Area Code)


                                 Not Applicable
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          (Former name or former address, if changed since last report)


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Item 2.02       Results of Operations and Financial Condition

     On  November  6,  2006,  the  Company  issued  a press  release  containing
financial  information and accompanying  discussion for the fiscal quarter ended
September 30, 2006.


Item 7.01       Regulation F-D Disclosure

     On November 6, 2006,  Delta Apparel,  Inc. issued its earnings  release for
the fiscal quarter ended  September 30, 2006. The earnings  release is set forth
as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report and is incorporated  herein by reference.
Robert W. Humphreys,  President and CEO, will hold an analyst conference call on
Monday,  November 6, 2006 at 9:00 a.m. Eastern Time to discuss financial results
and give a business  update.  The conference call will be broadcast  through the
Company's web site at www.deltaapparel.com.  Investors may listen to the call by
selecting "investor relations" then "company news." A replay of the webcast will
be  available  within  one hour of the call and will be  archived  at the  above
address for 30 days following the release.

     The information in this Form 8-K and the Exhibit  attached hereto shall not
be deemed  "filed" for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Act of 1934, nor
shall it be deemed  incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities
Act of 1933,  except as shall be  expressly  set forth by specific  reference in
such filing.


Item 9.01       Financial Statements and Exhibits

(c)  The following exhibits are included with this Report:

     99.1 Press release issued by Delta Apparel, Inc. on November 6, 2006.


                                   SIGNATURES

     Pursuant to the  requirements  of the Securities  Exchange Act of 1934, the
registrant  has duly  caused  this  report  to be  signed  on its  behalf by the
undersigned hereunto duly authorized.



                                        DELTA APPAREL, INC.



Date: November 6, 2006                   /s/ Deborah H. Merrill
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                                        Deborah H. Merrill
                                        Vice President, Chief Financial Officer
                                        and Treasurer





EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit Number  Description
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99.1            Press release issued by Delta Apparel, Inc. on November 6, 2006.