CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (Interstat) — Virginia defeated Syracuse 28-25 on Saturday at Scott Stadium in an NCAA Football Bowl Division game. Attendance was 39,661. The Cavaliers improved to 4-2, while the Orange fell to 2-3. Malachi Nelson completed 16 of 29 passes for 217 yards and rushed six times for 19 yards and a touchdown for Syracuse. Beau Pribula completed 11 of 19 passes for 119 yards and rushed nine times for 34 yards and a touchdown for Virginia. Danny Lauter added 50 passing yards and a touchdown for the Orange. Montino Williams recorded five tackles for the Cavaliers. Virginia’s Jekail Middlebrook scored two fourth-quarter rushing touchdowns. Syracuse answered with a late touchdown and two-point conversion but could not complete the comeback. Defensively, Maddox Marcellus and Jacobie Henderson each recorded eight tackles for Virginia, while Anthony Britton added nine. Chris Peal led Syracuse with nine tackles, and Rashard Perry finished with six.