Bob Love, known as "Butterbean" while at Southern, is the second leading scorer in Chicago Bulls history behind Michael Jordan.

Every Thanksgiving weekend, Southern plays in-state archrival Grambling State University in the Bayou Classic at the Mercedes-Benz Superdome in New Orleans.

Due to Hurricane Katrina, the 2005 game was moved to Reliant Stadium in Houston, Texas.

[3][4] The Southern Jaguars maintains a very popular and heated football rivalry with SWAC East foe Jackson State University.

Starring on the Steel Curtain defense, he helped the franchise win four Super Bowl championships in six years.

In football, he shifted to playing wide receiver, where his performance was so outstanding he was inducted into the SWAC Hall of Fame in 2012.

Southern University's colors are Columbia blue and gold and their fanbase is traditionally referred to as the "Jaguar Nation.