[1][2] Fitz Hill created the event, then known as the Literacy Classic while serving as head football coach at San Jose State University.
[3] 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.
[3] In the second Delta Classic held on October 13, 2007, Grambling State defeated UAPB 30–24.
[4] 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.
[1] UAPB ended with a 3–4 record in the Delta Classic, including two victories against Grambling State in 2006 and 2009.