A 187-mile relay and the destruction of a car have combined to raise more than $65,000 for charity.

Separate fundraising campaigns by the Pi Kappa Alpha and Phi Gamma Delta fraternities raised more than $65,000 for football coach Lloyd Carr's Coach Carr Cancer Fund and the American Cancer Society, respectively.

Donations came from private citizens and corporate sponsors.

Beginning at 6 a.m. the Friday before the Michigan-Ohio State football game, members of both fraternities relayed footballs from Columbus, Ohio to Ann Arbor.

They arrived at Michigan Stadium about an hour before the game began.

In the third annual "Charity Football Run," Pike members carried balls with the signatures and dedications of contributors personally affected by cancer.

In Fiji's second annual "Rivalry Run," fraternity members carried the actual balls that would be used in the game.

Founded in 1998, the Coach Carr Cancer Fund is a charity organization that raises money to support cancer patient care programs at the University health system's Comprehensive Cancer Center.

Members of Pike and Fiji presented the proceeds to the charities in a ceremony in the north end zone of Michigan Stadium 25 minutes before kickoff.

Interfraternity Council spokesman Jon Krasnov said both efforts exceeded their fundraising goals, with the Rivalry Run raising more than $25,000 and the Charity Football Run raising more than $40,000.

These numbers surpassed those of last year, when the Rivalry Run garnered $15,000 and the Charity Football Run raised $13,000.

Fiji member and LSA senior Alex Garnepudi said contributions are still coming in, and the fraternity will continue to donate to the charities over the course of the academic year.

In another event for charity, prior to kickoff, Michigan fans used hammers, baseball bats and other blunt objects to destroy a donated '80s model Dodge Aries painted to resemble a Buckeye helmet prior to kickoff.

The "Car Bash," hosted by Alpha Epsilon Pi, Psi Upsilon, Alpha Chi Omega and Kappa Alpha Theta, raised almost $2,000, which will be donated to help victims of Hurricane Katrina.

Alpha Epsilon Pi member and Kinesiology junior Brian Millman said the Michigan-Ohio State rivalry provided "a good opportunity to raise money for the Gulf community."

Speaking on the success of these fundraising efforts, Krasnov said: "I think Michigan football fans are always looking to contribute to the rivalry in a positive way."