It's happened multiple times this year for Steve Sarkisian's team—they'll build up momentum after a big home win, only to hit the road and make mistakes that cost them football games. 

After the colossal upset of No. 3 USC, Washington traveled to Palo Alto to face Stanford. A 20-point loss to the Cardinal knocked the Dawgs down a few pegs, but not out.

The following week, the foe was the Notre Dame Fighting Irish. A healthy favorite, Notre Dame had trouble containing the Huskies' offense throughout the game, and it turned into a shoot-out of star quarterbacks, Jimmy Clausen and Jake Locker.

A series of failed goal-line tries for Washington ultimately led to an overtime loss to the Irish, and a two-game skid.