5 key numbers from SMU's win over Tulane, like Ben Hicks' bounce back

Here are five key numbers from SMU's 41-38 win over Tulane:

That's how many yards SMU gained per carry, amounting to 103 rushing yards on 33 attempts. Ke'Mon Freeman was the team's leading rusher with 41 yards but it took him 15 carries to get there. It's an inefficient number for the Mustangs, especially against a Tulane game that was ranked 117th in rushing defense coming into the game. The number was even worse on third down, when SMU rushed twice and gained just five yards.

That's how many penalties that SMU was called for, accounting for 24 yards. The Mustangs for the most part played a very clean game, not giving the officials many reasons to interfere. SMU wasn't called for any…