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): August 23, 2005

      Delta Apparel, Inc.      

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

       Georgia      

(State or Other Jurisdiction

of Incorporation)

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

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

      (678) 775-6900     

(Registrant's Telephone Number

Including Area Code)

Not Applicable

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

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Item 7.01 Regulation F-D Disclosure

On August 23, 2005, Delta Apparel, Inc. will release its earnings release for the fiscal quarter and fiscal year ended July 2, 2005. Robert W. Humphreys, President and CEO, will hold an analyst conference call on Tuesday, August 23, 2005 at 4:30 p.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 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.

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:  August 23, 2005	/s/  Herbert M. Mueller
	Herbert M. Mueller
	Vice President and Chief Financial Officer