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University of Michigan students lineupfor the Michigan football game against Central Michigan on Saturday, August 31. Courtney Sacco | AnnArbor.com

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• University of Michigan students lineupfor the Michigan football game against Central Michigan on Saturday, August 31. Courtney Sacco | AnnArbor.com /calendar/photologue/photos/_1_/cache/083113_UM_vs_Central_Michigan_pre_CS -1_fullsize.JPG
• Hayley Burnash, 18, of Flint sits in line for the Michigan football game against Central Michigan on Saturday, August 31. Brianne Bowen | AnnArbor.com /calendar/photologue/photos/cache/083113_sports_UMline_BFB01 - sm_fullsize.jpg
• Michigan fans tailgate outside of Pioneer High School before Michigan's game against Central Michigan, Saturday, August 31. Courtney Sacco | AnnArbor.com /calendar/photologue/photos/_1_/cache/083113_UM_vs_Central_Michigan_pre_CS -2_fullsize.JPG
• Nick Moore, 18, of Dundee waits for the Michigan football game against Central Michigan on Saturday, August 31. Brianne Bowen | AnnArbor.com /calendar/photologue/photos/cache/083113_sports_UMline_BFB02 - sm_fullsize.jpg
• Sarah Holden, 20, of Mason texts while waiting in line for the Michigan football game against Central Michigan on Saturday, August 31. Brianne Bowen | AnnArbor.com /calendar/photologue/photos/cache/083113_sports_UMline_BFB04 - sm_fullsize.jpg
• Alan Goldfarb, 21, of Jackson waits for the Michigan football game against Central Michigan on Saturday, August 31. Brianne Bowen | AnnArbor.com /calendar/photologue/photos/cache/083113_sports_UMline_BFB03 - sm_fullsize.jpg
• Wolverines fans shotgun beer outside Pioneer High School before Michigan's game against Central Michigan, Saturday, August 31. Courtney Sacco | AnnArbor.com /calendar/photologue/photos/_1_/cache/083113_UM_vs_Central_Michigan_pre_CS -3_fullsize.JPG
• CJ Mason, 9, of Jackson plays corn hole at the Ann Arbor Golf and Outing Club before Michigan's game against Central Michigan, Aug. 31. Brianne Bowen | AnnArbor.com /calendar/photologue/photos/chosen/cache/083113_sports_UMtailgate_BFB08 - sm_fullsize.jpg
• Carson Bennie, 6, swings the bat during a tailgate at the Ann Arbor Golf and Outing Club before Michigan's game against Central Michigan, Aug. 31. Brianne Bowen | AnnArbor.com /calendar/photologue/photos/chosen/cache/083113_sports_UMtailgate_BFB07 - sm_fullsize.jpg
• Michigan Wolverines fans cheer after playing a game of flip cup as they tailgate before Michigan's game against Central Michigan, Saturday, August 31. Courtney Sacco | AnnArbor.com /calendar/photologue/photos/_1_/cache/083113_UM_vs_Central_Michigan_pre_CS -6_fullsize.JPG
• Mrs. Wolverine Amy Vitale and Wolverine Jim Safilian, both of Boca Raton, cheer as they walk through a tailgate before the start of the season home opener against Central Michigan at Michigan Stadium on Saturday, August 31, 2013. Melanie Maxwell | AnnArbor.com /calendar/photologue/photos/00 Tailgate/cache/083113_SPT_UMvsCMU_MRM_05_fullsize.JPG
• Tom Anderson in his tailgating bus, called Wolverine One, on Saturday, Aug. 31. Brianne Bowen | AnnArbor.com /calendar/photologue/photos/chosen/cache/083113_sports_UMtailgate_BFB01 - sm_fullsize.jpg
• Tom and Jackie Anderson's tailgating bus, Wolverine One, has come to every home game for the past six years. Brianne Bowen | AnnArbor.com /calendar/photologue/photos/chosen/cache/083113_sports_UMtailgate_BFB10 - sm_fullsize.jpg
• Michigan fans tailgate before the start of the season home opener against Central Michigan at Michigan Stadium on Saturday, August 31, 2013. Melanie Maxwell | AnnArbor.com /calendar/photologue/photos/00 Tailgate/cache/083113_SPT_UMvsCMU_MRM_11_fullsize.JPG
• Ohio State mascot stuffed toys hang from a tent as fans tailgate before the start of the season home opener against Central Michigan at Michigan Stadium on Saturday, August 31, 2013. Melanie Maxwell | AnnArbor.com /calendar/photologue/photos/00 Tailgate/cache/083113_SPT_UMvsCMU_MRM_04_fullsize.JPG
• Fans check out a long table of food as they tailgate before the start of the season home opener against Central Michigan at Michigan Stadium on Saturday, August 31, 2013. Melanie Maxwell | AnnArbor.com /calendar/photologue/photos/00 Tailgate/cache/083113_SPT_UMvsCMU_MRM_03_fullsize.JPG
• Michigan fan Rich Moore, of Lincoln Park, shows off his Wolverine spirit with face paint while tailgating before the start of the season home opener against Central Michigan at Michigan Stadium on Saturday, August 31, 2013. Melanie Maxwell | AnnArbor.com /calendar/photologue/photos/00 Tailgate/cache/083113_SPT_UMvsCMU_MRM_02_fullsize.JPG
• A stuffed wolverine greets visitors to a tailgate on Stadium Blvd. on Saturday, Aug. 31. Brianne Bowen | AnnArbor.com /calendar/photologue/photos/chosen/cache/083113_sports_UMtailgate_BFB09 - sm_fullsize.jpg
• A Michigan themed birthday cake waits to be cut at a tailgate before the start of the season home opener against Central Michigan at Michigan Stadium on Saturday, August 31, 2013. Melanie Maxwell | AnnArbor.com /calendar/photologue/photos/00 Tailgate/cache/083113_SPT_UMvsCMU_MRM_01_fullsize.JPG
• Memorabilia at a tailgate in the parking lot of the Crisler Center on Saturday, Aug. 31. Brianne Bowen | AnnArbor.com /calendar/photologue/photos/chosen/cache/083113_sports_UMtailgate_BFB02 - sm_fullsize.jpg
• Lauren and David Stewart eat barbecue off the bumper of a pick-up truck before Michigan's game against Central Michigan on Saturday, Aug. 31. Brianne Bowen | AnnArbor.com /calendar/photologue/photos/chosen/cache/083113_sports_UMtailgate_BFB03 - sm_fullsize.jpg
• Tailgaters head to the Big House for Michigan's game against Central Michigan on Saturday, Aug. 31. Brianne Bowen | AnnArbor.com /calendar/photologue/photos/chosen/cache/083113_sports_UMtailgate_BFB05 - sm_fullsize.jpg
• Fans watch the Michigan marching band as it heads through tailgates on its way to the Big House on Saturday, Aug. 31. Brianne Bowen | AnnArbor.com /calendar/photologue/photos/chosen/cache/083113_sports_UMtailgate_BFB06 - sm_fullsize.jpg
• Todd Kalis helps his son Jimmy, 5, put on his shoes before heading to watch his son Kyle Kalis play for Michigan against Central Michigan on Saturday, Aug. 31. Brianne Bowen | AnnArbor.com /calendar/photologue/photos/chosen/cache/083113_sports_UMtailgate_BFB12 - sm_fullsize.jpg

Michigan football fans turned out early for tailgate parties and season-opening celebrations in the neighborhoods around Michigan Stadium Saturday morning.

Some University of Michigan students determined to be one of the first into the stadium under the new general admission policy waited for hours in the official queuing area.

AnnArbor.com photographers captured the following images of the pre-game festivities before the Wolverines took on the Central Michigan Chippewas Saturday.